re: #72 dragonath

I have a question for the lizards—- do any of you remember a time when the NRA wasn’t nuts? I’ve been told that it was a non-partisan group with a bit conservation focus before LaPierre came on the scene.

They went crazy in the Mid70’s when at one of the conventions (Cleveland?) the radicals took over and threw the organization behind Reagan’s first presidential run. Which is insane in itself, as Ronnie was very Pro-Gun Control.

My FiL - a union organizer, WWII Navy Vet and democrat - turned in his life memebership after they helped Ronnie get elected.

In the 70’s I was taught rifle shooting by the NRA. That was at the tail end of their good days.