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The NRA was invited to participate in a town hall meeting with President Obama this coming Thursday night. The meeting was initiated by CNN. The NRA has refused to send representatives to the meeting, simply declining to participate.
NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam told CNN, "The National Rifle Association sees no reason to participate in a public relations spectacle orchestrated by the White House."
Well, I can think of about five million reasons to participate. This is an organization millions of us support financially and in other ways.
This would have been an excellent opportunity for the NRA to confront the president directly...face to face...about Second Amendment issues instead of writing editorials and one opinion piece after another in its publications.
The opportunity to look the president in the eye and tell him exactly how we feel about 2A issues (in front of an audience of millions, no less) is a priceless opportunity, and should not be wasted. And make no mistake about it, there will be millions of people watching this.
Members of Bloomberg's group will also be there, in addition to representatives of the Brady organization. Pro-gun groups like the Gun Owners of America and the American Firearms Retailers Association have been invited to attend, although I've seen no reports as to whether they will or not.
I just don't understand this, though. This is a chance for our organization to question the president directly about our rights...on national television, in a meeting that will undoubtedly be seen around the world. But instead of standing up, it looks as if the NRA is standing down. Just backing away from the fight.
These comments of mine might not make some folks happy here. But these are our Second Amendment rights we're talking about here.
I'm not a member of the They're-Coming-To-Take-Our-Guns-The-Sky-Is-Falling crowd, but this apparent inaction by the NRA is just beyond my comprehension right now.
I'd be interested to hear what other members (of the forum and the NRA) think of this. Keep it politics-free and rant-free, please...because if you don't, the thread will get locked, no doubt about it.
NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam told CNN, "The National Rifle Association sees no reason to participate in a public relations spectacle orchestrated by the White House."
Well, I can think of about five million reasons to participate. This is an organization millions of us support financially and in other ways.
This would have been an excellent opportunity for the NRA to confront the president directly...face to face...about Second Amendment issues instead of writing editorials and one opinion piece after another in its publications.
The opportunity to look the president in the eye and tell him exactly how we feel about 2A issues (in front of an audience of millions, no less) is a priceless opportunity, and should not be wasted. And make no mistake about it, there will be millions of people watching this.
Members of Bloomberg's group will also be there, in addition to representatives of the Brady organization. Pro-gun groups like the Gun Owners of America and the American Firearms Retailers Association have been invited to attend, although I've seen no reports as to whether they will or not.
I just don't understand this, though. This is a chance for our organization to question the president directly about our rights...on national television, in a meeting that will undoubtedly be seen around the world. But instead of standing up, it looks as if the NRA is standing down. Just backing away from the fight.
These comments of mine might not make some folks happy here. But these are our Second Amendment rights we're talking about here.
I'm not a member of the They're-Coming-To-Take-Our-Guns-The-Sky-Is-Falling crowd, but this apparent inaction by the NRA is just beyond my comprehension right now.
I'd be interested to hear what other members (of the forum and the NRA) think of this. Keep it politics-free and rant-free, please...because if you don't, the thread will get locked, no doubt about it.
