NRA In "Deep Financial Trouble", May Soon Go Out of Business

[jimmyz]

The promotion of gun ownership does not benefit large cities. That's simply a fact of life. The gun industry adversely affects big cities and increases their already enormous costs of policing. They will act in their own interests because the Constitution is not going to supplement their security costs, nor are pro-gun states going to fork over special aide in that respect. You don't have to like it, but states will act in their own best interests. That's the basis of the Union.

Inner city gun problems are not caused by the millions and millions of NRA members. You cannot lay that at our feet. We are lawful possessors. Thugs with guns in the street are not.

[Common]

The promotion of gun ownership does not benefit large cities. That's simply a fact of life. The gun industry adversely affects big cities and increases their already enormous costs of policing. They will act in their own interests because the Constitution is not going to supplement their security costs, nor are pro-gun states going to fork over special aide in that respect. You don't have to like it, but states will act in their own best interests. That's the basis of the Union.

City guy all my life and I believe you are wrong Doc

[MisterVeritis]

The promotion of gun ownership does not benefit large cities. That's simply a fact of life. The gun industry adversely affects big cities and increases their already enormous costs of policing. They will act in their own interests because the Constitution is not going to supplement their security costs, nor are pro-gun states going to fork over special aide in that respect. You don't have to like it, but states will act in their own best interests. That's the basis of the Union.

Gun ownership benefits people.

[Common]

People believe that states like New York with strict gun laws no one carries a gun beside police, that is absolutely not true.

Gun Carry Permits are issued by judges and TONS of people have them, like many NY politicians, any business owner that has to make late night deposits at ATMS, private investigators which NY has tons of.

[Peter1469]

The promotion of gun ownership does not benefit large cities. That's simply a fact of life. The gun industry adversely affects big cities and increases their already enormous costs of policing. They will act in their own interests because the Constitution is not going to supplement their security costs, nor are pro-gun states going to fork over special aide in that respect. You don't have to like it, but states will act in their own best interests. That's the basis of the Union.

The NRA is more about gun safety for gun owners than just promoting gun ownership.

[Peter1469]

The NRA may be making more out of this hard left / anti constitution types attempts to influence banks to not deal with the NRA. There are banks out there that will work with the NRA regardless of what the hard left anti constitution types wants.

But it is good marketing for the NRA. Their membership will go up.

[DGUtley]

Peter, you may be right. I am uncomfortable with the government pushing businesses to not do business with perfectly legal and legitimate businesses b/c it doesn't like its politics. That is incredibly coercive.

[alexa]

The NRA is more about gun safety for gun owners than just promoting gun ownership.

It used to be.

Now it's just a lobbying arm for the industry that does education on the side when they're not washing money for the Russians.

[countryboy]

The promotion of gun ownership does not benefit large cities. That's simply a fact of life. The gun industry adversely affects big cities and increases their already enormous costs of policing. They will act in their own interests because the Constitution is not going to supplement their security costs, nor are pro-gun states going to fork over special aide in that respect. You don't have to like it, but states will act in their own best interests. That's the basis of the Union.

The NRA doesn't promote "gun ownership". Responsible gun owners are not the problem.

Please explain how the ability to self defend "adversely affects big cities".

[Peter1469]

It used to be.

Now it's just a lobbying arm for the industry that does education on the side when they're not washing money for the Russians.

Incorrect.