California’s anti-gun Lieutenant Governor took to Twitter last night to explain what’s wrong with the NRA. Any guesses how it went?
. @NRA has changed for the worse in the past 20 yrs because they've gone from repping their members 2 serving as lobbyists for gun industry
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 19, 2015
That’s one theory. Another theory is that NRA members are quite happy with the organization and what it’s doing today compared to 20 years ago. Now, if only there were a metric to measure yearly membership to determine if Newsom is correct or not…
Just spitballin’ here, but if the NRA no longer aligned with their members, wouldn’t their membership numbers drop? https://t.co/B8rMHV1a7l
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 19, 2015
…that’s a great idea! Let’s check:
https://twitter.com/GlomarResponder/status/667187439350452224
Narrative busted. It seems that NRA members are quite happy with how things are going:
I sort of think that a lot of people have talked themselves into this notion cause the alternative is just too much. https://t.co/v4ecAhyVGX
— Will Truman (@trumwill) November 19, 2015
Serving as lobbyists for gun owners IS repping their members, but Newsom has never been big on truth or honesty. https://t.co/40T75J2dhV
— Prof. Mark Youngkin (@mayoungkin) November 19, 2015
OMG you guys!!! The NRA is lobbying for Smith and Wesson to be able to keep selling guns.
That's it! I quit!https://t.co/WrbEw9dTQc
— The H2 (@TheH2) November 19, 2015
Don't represent members but are lobbyists for the gun industry … that makes the products their members use. Ok. https://t.co/WrbEw9dTQc
— The H2 (@TheH2) November 19, 2015
Oddly enough, I never hear fellow NRA members make this complaint. Only anti-gunners. https://t.co/WrbEw9dTQc
— The H2 (@TheH2) November 19, 2015
@charlescwcooke According to idiot @GavinNewsom all they are are lobbyists for the gun industryhttps://t.co/JP34Jrk9Zl
— ?? TriggerWarning?? ︻芫═─ (@AshLikeSnow17) November 19, 2015
Has the NRA really changed all that much in 20 years anyway?
So you were big on them in 1993 and 1994 when they opposed the Brady Bill and the “assault weapons” ban? https://t.co/X8MBMjYj6Q
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 19, 2015
And let’s not overlook that Newsom’s tweet is factually wrong to begin with:
.@GavinNewsom The @NSSF represents the manufacturers. The @NRA represents 5 million members. It's hard for you to be honest, isn't it?
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) November 19, 2015
We’ll end it with this great advice not taken:
https://twitter.com/BItesThenBarks/status/667172768870498307
Maybe next time.
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