re: #190 William Barnett-Lewis

In the end, the NRA exists to advance Ruger, Colt, et al position rather than that of the average gun owner.

Agreed, and a point I’d make is that the gun manufacturers face a daunting challenge for growth and long term survival because the products they manufacture don’t wear out over time like most other products, say for example automobiles. So for gun manufacturers to maintain sales and grow the business, they need to keep attracting more new buyers and/or keep convincing their existing customers to add to their arsenals.