re: #395 Political Atheist

I went to bed too soon, missed that considered response. The reason the NRA has that high profile despite not representing about 90% of gun owners is the influence in the legislatures across the country and of course in DC. Even the 10% of gun owners that are members are divided by about half. So the NRA was really only speaking for a tiny fraction of gun owners.

We can only quit the NRA once.

The 90% of gun owners making calls and sending some campaign money is not enough. The vast majority of non gun owners need to tell their reps to not listen to the NRA. The gun owners and those people could easily overcome the money advantage the NRA has displayed so far, if a coherent effort was made. Voices dollars and votes.

Does PETA well represent animal lovers and pet owners? Shall we judge the desires of the overall African American community by the stated rhetoric of the nation of Islam?

Judging a group by its high profile fringe is how groups are denigrated without thinking. Without wisdom. With prejudice. Without an open mind.

We gun owners and non gun owners have work to do. I’m in with you. Where would you like to start?

Your response clearly illustrates the problem. The Nation of Islam is not the only political voice for the black community —- there is at least the NAACP and probably others. Ditto with PETA —- sane alternatives include the SPCA and likely others. People have to ignore highly visible evidence to form incorrect group judgements.

For guns, we presently have the NRA and the GOA. Batshit and more batshit. There is no sane version of the NRA with national visibility. The main reason I presently do not view all gun owners as being as rabid as the NRA is reading posts right here at LGF.

An anti-NRA PAC is worth thinking about. But, in my opinion, such a PAC would be much more effective if gun owners basically led the charge in the PAC. The agenda of non-gun owners is simply a total opposition to the NRA and all its works, which isn’t exactly what gun owners are likely to want.