The NRA Is Falling Apart, One Bad Shot At A Time

[skews13]

The National Rifle Association is facing several self-made crises all at once, and it couldn’t happen to an organization that deserves it more. Consider:

• Its finances are a mess. The group is losing both members and revenue. At the end of 2018, the NRA reported losing $55 million in revenue.
• Gun sales are continuing their downward trend.
• The NRA cut ties with its longtime advertising and public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen. Now the two are suing each other.
• NRA president Oliver North was forced to resign in April during a power struggle with executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. The NRA is now suing North over the attempted coup.
• Speaking of LaPierre, the organization still hasn’t recovered from the bad publicity about LaPierre’s ultra-expensive clothing purchases, including $300,000 on designer suits.
• Speaking of both LaPierre and North, the NRA’s top lobbyist and second in command, Chris Cox, was suspended after text messages showed he was one of the leaders behind the move to oust LaPierre—a move Cox strongly denied, but his aim was way off. He was forced to resign.
• The NRA shut down production of its online media arm, NRATV.

Whose fault are all these problems? Those inside the NRA are pointing fingers at each other. Board members criticized LaPierre’s shopping sprees. One board member called for LaPierre to be fired. Two NRA board members scorched NRATV to reporters from The New York Times, citing the image of Thomas the Tank Engine in a KKK hood. And the organization is awash in multiple expensive legal disputes.

Talk about a circular firing squad.

The NRA is falling apart, one bad shot at a time

Thoughts and prayers.

 

[okfine]

Yep, should have stuck to training and safety. Business wise, they should support the Democratic party. Every time an R gets elected gun sales tank. After DJT was elected, Ruger was down 40%. Oooo Booo.

 

[MarcATL]

The industry I work in, we deal with a lot of firearm owners/stores...many of them are crying.

Thanks Donald Trump!!

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

The industry I work in, we deal with a lot of firearm owners/stores...many of them are crying.

Oh? Crying about what?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Yep, should have stuck to training and safety. Business wise, they should support the Democratic party. Every time an R gets elected gun sales tank. After DJT was elected, Ruger was down 40%. Oooo Booo.

That's because another 100,000,000 firearms were sold under Obama.

 

[MarcATL]

Oh? Crying about what?

Lack of sales.

Did you hear about United Sporting Companies going bankrupt?

If not, Google it.

 

[MarcATL]

Let me help you Billy, because you seem somewhat ignorant on the subject...

Gun seller United Sporting goes bust, partly blaming Trump's election

 

[skews13]

Yep, should have stuck to training and safety. Business wise, they should support the Democratic party. Every time an R gets elected gun sales tank. After DJT was elected, Ruger was down 40%. Oooo Booo.

That's because another 100,000,000 firearms were sold under Obama.

Yeah, and look at online sales of those same guns at a loss to the original buyers. Buy high, sell low. Gotta love the ammosexuals.

To all of the Liberals out there currently arming themselves for defense against these wannabe's. Go to Armslist.com, and buy the same gun for less from Cletis, who now has to sell it for rent and child support.

 

[Dekster]

People overbought. This is not new for the industry. Eventually a new must have trendy firearm will come along and boost sales again. It is just a slower version of iPhone patterns.

 

[okfine]

Yep, should have stuck to training and safety. Business wise, they should support the Democratic party. Every time an R gets elected gun sales tank. After DJT was elected, Ruger was down 40%. Oooo Booo.

That's because another 100,000,000 firearms were sold under Obama.

Yeah, and look at online sales of those same guns at a loss to the original buyers. Buy high, sell low. Gotta love the ammosexuals.

To all of the Liberals out there currently arming themselves for defense against these wannabe's. Go to Armslist.com, and buy the same gun for less from Cletis, who now has to sell it for rent and child support.

Yep, I bought 2 LEO's this year. And, yes, the R's aren't the only ones to arm themselves.

 

[MarcATL]

People overbought. This is not new for the industry. Eventually a new must have trendy firearm will come along and boost sales again. It is just a slower version of iPhone patterns.

What's happening is, the industry is a victim of rightwing rhetoric.

You guys have Trumped up things and whipped yourselves up into a frenzy so much regarding Democratic Presidents that now when a Republican is in office, the sales drop precipitously.

Gun sales SOURED under Obama, due to the far rightwing rhetoric, although Obama actually PROTECTED 2nd Amendment rights. But the rubes are victim of rightwing rhetoric, which WHIPS THEM INTO A FRENZY over a Democratic, but walks away once a Republican is in office.

The drop in sales is baring this out.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Oh? Crying about what?

Lack of sales.

Did you hear about United Sporting Companies going bankrupt?

If not, Google it.

Shrug. The gun shop in my neighborhood is doing great.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

People overbought. This is not new for the industry. Eventually a new must have trendy firearm will come along and boost sales again. It is just a slower version of iPhone patterns.

What's happening is, the industry is a victim of rightwing rhetoric.

You guys have Trumped up things and whipped yourselves up into a frenzy so much regarding Democratic Presidents that now when a Republican is in office, the sales drop precipitously.

Gun sales SOURED under Obama, due to the far rightwing rhetoric, although Obama actually PROTECTED 2nd Amendment rights.

Thank you. Funniest post all week.

 

[MarcATL]

Thank you. Funniest post all week.

Thank your President.

He mad it all happen.

 

[depotoo]

People overbought. This is not new for the industry. Eventually a new must have trendy firearm will come along and boost sales again. It is just a slower version of iPhone patterns.

What's happening is, the industry is a victim of rightwing rhetoric.

You guys have Trumped up things and whipped yourselves up into a frenzy so much regarding Democratic Presidents that now when a Republican is in office, the sales drop precipitously.

Gun sales SOURED under Obama, due to the far rightwing rhetoric, although Obama actually PROTECTED 2nd Amendment rights. But the rubes are victim of rightwing rhetoric, which WHIPS THEM INTO A FRENZY over a Democratic, but walks away once a Republican is in office.

The drop in sales is baring this out.

Rhetoric?
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[okfine]

Oh? Crying about what?

Lack of sales.

Did you hear about United Sporting Companies going bankrupt?

If not, Google it.

Shrug. The gun shop in my neighborhood is doing great.

The local store around here has a shitload of returns and consignments. If they could just get rid of all the dumbass "Gun Bros" and concentrate on business it sure would be nice. I buy in SAC (on Fruitridge) But back to the OP... the guys at work want the Frenchy taken to the gallows.

 

[mudwhistle]

The National Rifle Association is facing several self-made crises all at once, and it couldn’t happen to an organization that deserves it more. Consider:

• Its finances are a mess. The group is losing both members and revenue. At the end of 2018, the NRA reported losing $55 million in revenue.
• Gun sales are continuing their downward trend.
• The NRA cut ties with its longtime advertising and public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen. Now the two are suing each other.
• NRA president Oliver North was forced to resign in April during a power struggle with executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. The NRA is now suing North over the attempted coup.
• Speaking of LaPierre, the organization still hasn’t recovered from the bad publicity about LaPierre’s ultra-expensive clothing purchases, including $300,000 on designer suits.
• Speaking of both LaPierre and North, the NRA’s top lobbyist and second in command, Chris Cox, was suspended after text messages showed he was one of the leaders behind the move to oust LaPierre—a move Cox strongly denied, but his aim was way off. He was forced to resign.
• The NRA shut down production of its online media arm, NRATV.

Whose fault are all these problems? Those inside the NRA are pointing fingers at each other. Board members criticized LaPierre’s shopping sprees. One board member called for LaPierre to be fired. Two NRA board members scorched NRATV to reporters from The New York Times, citing the image of Thomas the Tank Engine in a KKK hood. And the organization is awash in multiple expensive legal disputes.

Talk about a circular firing squad.

The NRA is falling apart, one bad shot at a time

Thoughts and prayers.

The Daily Kos is your source????
You can't be serious......

 

[2aguy]

The National Rifle Association is facing several self-made crises all at once, and it couldn’t happen to an organization that deserves it more. Consider:

• Its finances are a mess. The group is losing both members and revenue. At the end of 2018, the NRA reported losing $55 million in revenue.
• Gun sales are continuing their downward trend.
• The NRA cut ties with its longtime advertising and public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen. Now the two are suing each other.
• NRA president Oliver North was forced to resign in April during a power struggle with executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. The NRA is now suing North over the attempted coup.
• Speaking of LaPierre, the organization still hasn’t recovered from the bad publicity about LaPierre’s ultra-expensive clothing purchases, including $300,000 on designer suits.
• Speaking of both LaPierre and North, the NRA’s top lobbyist and second in command, Chris Cox, was suspended after text messages showed he was one of the leaders behind the move to oust LaPierre—a move Cox strongly denied, but his aim was way off. He was forced to resign.
• The NRA shut down production of its online media arm, NRATV.

Whose fault are all these problems? Those inside the NRA are pointing fingers at each other. Board members criticized LaPierre’s shopping sprees. One board member called for LaPierre to be fired. Two NRA board members scorched NRATV to reporters from The New York Times, citing the image of Thomas the Tank Engine in a KKK hood. And the organization is awash in multiple expensive legal disputes.

Talk about a circular firing squad.

The NRA is falling apart, one bad shot at a time

Thoughts and prayers.

You guys truly are stupid. The NRA trains police and military....the ones who protect us. They teach gun safety to keep people safe....they are the oldest Civil Rights group in the U.S.....

The reason you hate them is they fight to keep you from taking guns away from normal people. They also fight to keep gun criminals in jail...something the democrats keep refusing to do, releasing violent, repeat gun offenders over and over again...

 

[2aguy]

People overbought. This is not new for the industry. Eventually a new must have trendy firearm will come along and boost sales again. It is just a slower version of iPhone patterns.

What's happening is, the industry is a victim of rightwing rhetoric.

You guys have Trumped up things and whipped yourselves up into a frenzy so much regarding Democratic Presidents that now when a Republican is in office, the sales drop precipitously.

Gun sales SOURED under Obama, due to the far rightwing rhetoric, although Obama actually PROTECTED 2nd Amendment rights. But the rubes are victim of rightwing rhetoric, which WHIPS THEM INTO A FRENZY over a Democratic, but walks away once a Republican is in office.

The drop in sales is baring this out.

Obama didn't protect the 2nd Amendment you twit.......he appointed anti-gun judges to the Supreme Court and the lower courts, knowing that anti-gun votes lose seats in Congress. His primary concern was taking over healthcare, and he didn't want to lose seats to anti-gun votes, and he also knew that using the courts is the safest bet. Get local democrats to pass gun bans and confiscation, pack the appeals courts with anti-gun judges, and you can get those laws made Constitutional.....without voting.

 

[Rustic]

The National Rifle Association is facing several self-made crises all at once, and it couldn’t happen to an organization that deserves it more. Consider:

• Its finances are a mess. The group is losing both members and revenue. At the end of 2018, the NRA reported losing $55 million in revenue.
• Gun sales are continuing their downward trend.
• The NRA cut ties with its longtime advertising and public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen. Now the two are suing each other.
• NRA president Oliver North was forced to resign in April during a power struggle with executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. The NRA is now suing North over the attempted coup.
• Speaking of LaPierre, the organization still hasn’t recovered from the bad publicity about LaPierre’s ultra-expensive clothing purchases, including $300,000 on designer suits.
• Speaking of both LaPierre and North, the NRA’s top lobbyist and second in command, Chris Cox, was suspended after text messages showed he was one of the leaders behind the move to oust LaPierre—a move Cox strongly denied, but his aim was way off. He was forced to resign.
• The NRA shut down production of its online media arm, NRATV.

Whose fault are all these problems? Those inside the NRA are pointing fingers at each other. Board members criticized LaPierre’s shopping sprees. One board member called for LaPierre to be fired. Two NRA board members scorched NRATV to reporters from The New York Times, citing the image of Thomas the Tank Engine in a KKK hood. And the organization is awash in multiple expensive legal disputes.

Talk about a circular firing squad.

The NRA is falling apart, one bad shot at a time

Thoughts and prayers.

The NRA is not pro gun enough... this Country needs to be better armed.
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