The thing is this: The NRA is doing no real favors for legitimate, sane gun owners with their stance on the issue. Sooner or later, the situation with guns is going to come to a head and the American people will demand action. Gun owners need to really think about this road they are happily traveling with the NRA. Consider that fewer people hunt than ever before in history. Hunting gun owners have been a traditional backbone of the NRA, but times have changed. People are becoming more and more concerned with personal protection, but I also think the newest generation (not YOUR generation, understand) are less and less interested in firearms in general and see them as a problem or associated with crime. So, what happens when there becomes a time when a significant part of our population, a big enough part of our population to elect someone to Congress or the presidency, no longer owns guns or sees them as a problem? The whole of the US isn't the Midwest or the South that grew up firing guns for fun mind you. Culture changes.
So, meanwhile in this time of change the NRA remains a concrete sculpture, incapable of change or adapting. So what will be the result of an unresponsive NRA and a growing population of folks who sees guns as something crooks own? Gun laws, that's what and knee-jerk gun laws at that.
The NRA is not your long-term friend folks. They are here to support arms and ammunition makers - businesses. You are a second thought. They should be pushing to improve background checks and keep guns out of the hands of people who should never own or have access to firearms. They should be pushing for laws that protect legitimate ownership, and screen who should have access to firearms, but they just keep doing what they do and fool everyone into thinking any law is a bad law.
There is no need for your comments. I know where I stand on this in this forum. All I am saying is that creating responsible laws is far better than the alternative or letting the dice roll. And the dice will roll, wait and see.
