April 6, 2000. Vote 64. Voted for a gun control package including new onerous restrictions on gun shows.
April 7, 2000. Vote 74. Voted against an amendment to provide for the enforcement of existing gun laws in lieu of new burdensome gun control mandates.
May 16, 2000. Vote 100. Voted to commend the participants of the so-called “Million Mom March” for their demand for more Federal restrictions on firearms ownership, and to urge the passage of strict gun control measures.
May 17, 2000. Vote 102. Vote to overturn the ruling of the chair that the Daschle amendment(commending the participants of the so-called “Million Mom March” for their demand for more Federal restrictions on firearms ownership, and to urge the passage of strict gun control measures) was out of order.
May 17, 2000. Vote 103. Voted against an amendment stating “the right of each law-abiding United States citizen to own a firearm for any legitimate purpose, including self-defense or recreation, should not be infringed.”
May 17, 2000. Vote 104. Voted for an amendment commending the participants of the so-called “Million Mom March” for their demand for more Federal restrictions on firearms ownership, and to urge the passage of strict gun control measures.
February 26, 2004. Vote 17. Voted for mandatory triggerlocks.
March 2, 2004. Vote 25. Voted for Federal regulation of gun shows.
July 28, 2005. Vote 207. Voted for mandatory triggerlocks.
March 5, 2009. Vote 83. Voted against a ban on the United Nations imposing taxes on American citizens after France and other world leaders proposed a global tax on firearms.
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GOP Candidate Sharron Angle is a Reagan conservative and already has the support of Gun Owners of America. Why is the NRA considering endorsing anti-gun rights "Dingy" Harry Reid? Here is what the NRA's chief lobbyist, Chris Cox, told THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
The NRA is frightened by the possibility that Harry Reid would be replaced by an anti-gun Democrat as majority leader. "Truthfully, the two individuals vying for majority leader should Harry Reid lose are the two most rabidly anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment senators in Washington, Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin," Cox said. "Does that give concern to NRA members and gun owners all over America? Absolutely, it does."
That argument doesn't hold water. There is no grantee Democrats will even maintain control of the Senate after the 2010 election cycle. Even if they do, it won't matter who the controls the leadership. The tidal wave of Republican and conservative victories this fall will drastically change the makeup of the House and Senate. Any anti-gun legislation will be doomed to stall out.
The other possible reason for a NRA endorsement of Harry Reid is more unsettling. The NRA may have sold out it's membership similar to what the AARP did to theirs by endorsing Obamacare. Reportedly, the NRA has become much more profit driven in recent years.
My support for the NRA has been on the wane for some years now. Like other members, I’ve seen comments such as “I had a basic membership and they kept harassing me for more funds” and ”I felt like they were no longer supporting the Second Amendment or myself as a gun owner”. There are plenty of these comments out there and they’re not hard to find. In my own case, they kept sending me unsolicited materials, such as videos, promptly followed by an invoice. Annoying, to say the least.
The NRA negotiated a "carve out" exclusion from the DISCLOSE ACT. The DISCLOSE ACT is the Democrats response to the Supreme Court striking down limits on campaign ads by businesses and unions prior to an election.
The NRA "carve-out" reaffirms the wisdom of the First Amendment's precise language: "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech."
Congress can't help itself. Since 1798, with the Alien and Sedition Acts, incumbent politicians have yearned for legal duct tape for their opponents' mouths. The Disclose Act is a doozy of a muzzle.
Here is an interview where the NRA's media liaison Rachel Parsons explains how the NRA sold out the First Amendment for the Second Amendment. At the 7:21 mark:
“We had to put the Second Amendment over the First Amendment.”
As part of this deal, there are reports NRA Board members have been gagged from speaking out against Obama's SCOTUS nominee Elena Kagan.
Jimmy Z does a good job explaining this betrayal by the NRA's leadership of their members. There is bleeped profanity near the end.
The AARP lost a reported 200,000 members, by January 2010, after they endorsed Obamacare. If the NRA endorses Harry Reid, every NRA member should cancel their membership.
5 comments:
This strikes me as a clever attempt to divide NRA Membership and thereby weaken NRA Clout. The NRA has specificly stated they DO NOT endorse the Disclose Act.
Frank Liebert said...
"This strikes me as a clever attempt to divide NRA Membership and thereby weaken NRA Clout. The NRA has specificly stated they DO NOT endorse the Disclose Act."
Although they have not explicitly supported it, they did drop their opposition in exchange for an exclusion. If they continued to strongly oppose the bill, that could kill the bill. It's kind of like saying you don't support crime, but making a deal with criminals to keep quite if they leave you out of their crime spree.
Harry Reid is pro-gun. Take a look at what I had to say about the subject here:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2010/07/02/on-the-reid-endorsement/
He may be a shit on every other issue, but NRA is correct to endorse him if they decide to do so.
Sebastian said...
"Harry Reid is pro-gun."
Gun Owners of America have given Harry Reid a lifetime score of "F." http://gunowners.org/111thsrat.htm
There is no reason for the NRA to endorse him unless they are playing political games.
Well, the NRA has said repeatedly, even in one of the latest was in their Kagan link (http://www.nraila.org/kagan/):”There may be no vote a United States Senator casts that is more important than a vote to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
Lets examine Reids “Most Important votes” according to the NRA:
– John Roberts (pro 2nd)- Reid Vote – No
– Samuel Alito (pro 2nd)- – Reid Vote – No
– Ruth Ginsburg(anti-2nd)- – Reid vote -Yes
– Sonia Sotomayor(anti-2nd)- -Reid vote -Yes
AND he favors Kagen who has grouped the NRA to the KKK!!!
Reid has a 0% record for pro 2nd amendment Supreme court nominee record. And the NRA doesn’t mention what they have repeadly, referred to as “most/more important votes a senator can cast.”
The NRA did state publically they would rate any senator who voted for Sotomayor lower, google it, and select the media source you trust the most!! Are the NRA threats to be taken seriously? If the NRA goes back on that threat, there is no reason for ANY politician to ever have to worry about NRA endorsements/warnings EVER again.
I saw the NRAs dishonesty in their NRAILA link praising Reids new found pro 2nd amendment votes COMPLETELY IGNORING what they publicaly state are the most important votes a senator can place. It was disgusting they would do that to their members.
I'm a "Life Member" and I had purchased a "Life Membership" for my daughter. They don't care what I think, they already have there money from me. The Annual memberships are who yields the true power here, since they can not re-new and deprive the NRA of the almighty dollar. I hope the Annuals abandon the NRA in droves until the leadership gets a clue.
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