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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:22 AM Oct 2012

Maddow shows why the NRA is just a ‘Republican interest group’

Maddow shows why the NRA is just a ‘Republican interest group’
By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, October 8, 2012 23:27 EDT

On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused the National Rifle Association of being far more interested in electing Republicans than defending Second Amendment rights.

Last week, the NRA endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and has now launched ads against President Barack Obama.

“The NRA is not looking to honestly compare the two candidate’s records on their one and only issue of gun rights,” Maddow said. “The NRA just wants the Republican. That is what they want. That’s why they exist. They are a Republican interest group and to describe them any other way is to play into their spin. The idea of how to advance their own interests is to get a Republican elected to office. And whatever you think about that in terms of its effectiveness on Republican politics, frankly, that stinks for people who really do care about gun policy, because they have the worst supposed advocates ever.”

Maddow noted that Romney actually endorsed strict gun laws and signed an assault weapons ban as governor of Massachusetts. Obama, on the other hand, has not signed any bills that restrict gun rights. To the contrary, the President has signed into law bills that allow for guns to be carried on Amtrak trains and in national parks.

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Maddow shows why the NRA is just a ‘Republican interest group’ (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2012 OP

She would have a point if the Democratic party... k2qb3 Oct 2012 #1

The NRA is nothing more than a lobbying group for gun manufacturers. Lint Head Oct 2012 #2

k2qb3

(374 posts)

1. She would have a point if the Democratic party...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:37 AM

Oct 2012

didn't have new gun control measures in it's platform, but they do.

Really poorly thought out, extremely unpopular and impractical measures.

I'm not an NRA member, and she's right to some extent... it's an organization that supports republicans, but there's a reason it's effective in doing so.

Romney is incredibly vulnerable on the second amendment, if Obama isn't planning any new legislation he's passing up a golden opportunity to seal his reelection by saying so. The gun culture folks are all convinced once he doesn't have to worry about reelection the hammer will fall (so to speak).

Lint Head

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2. The NRA is nothing more than a lobbying group for gun manufacturers.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:41 AM

Oct 2012

They want to keep the weapons monopolies in place because they give mucho money to right wing politicians. The 2nd Amendment is just something they can use to convince simple minded people that their rights are threatened so they will support right wingers. Most people don't even understand why the 2nd Amendment exists because they don't read much less understand history.

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