Trump NRA snub fuels questions about key GOP ally's influence

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“Trump is skipping the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention this weekend, his second snub in as many years of an organization long seen as a key political ally for Republicans.

The move marks his second consecutive absence from the NRA’s annual meeting — held this year on April 16-19 in Houston, Texas — after attending every convention since 2015.

While the prominent gun rights group has largely brushed off Trump’s decision to skip the event as a scheduling issue, some critics say it underscores the NRA’s waning influence in Washington after years of financial and legal turmoil.’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837255-nra-influence-declines-trump-absent/

“…it underscores the NRA’s waning influence in Washington…”

It underscores a Supreme Court dominated by blind partisan conservative ideologues with an unwarranted hostility to any firearm regulatory measures.

The NRA has become irrelevant and unnecessary as a consequence.

 

[1srelluc]

Meh, gun owners moved away from the NRA a decade ago. GOA, SAF, and (unaffiliated with the NRA) state grassroot .orgs like the VCDL is the thrust now.

About all the NRA has left are old Fudds aligned with the do-nothing members of the gop.

LOL....This did not go the way the OP expected.

 

[pknopp]

"You can't have guns, you just can't. Screw the NRA"

Trump.

MAGA.....Oooooommmmmmmmm.

 

[White 6]

No. The President is simply not as important as the legislative actions in the states and, of course, The Supreme Court, to the NRA. Public support (by the President whether existing or not) by showing up, simply not as important as other Presidential problems. Nor is it important to the NRA.

NRA appears to be alive and well.

 

[1srelluc]

NRA appears to be alive and well.

 

[pknopp]

No. The President is simply not as important as the legislative actions in the states and, of course, The Supreme Court, to the NRA. Public support (by the President whether existing or not) by showing up, simply not as important as other Presidential problems. Nor is it important to the NRA.

NRA appears to be alive and well.

The NRA lost $35 million last year as fundraising from member dues continued to plummet - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Last year, the NRA’s revenues reached a new stunning low. The fall is driven partly by a steady, five-year decline in member dues.

www.citizensforethics.org

NRA forced to sell off its investments to pay off bills as membership declines, report says

Revenue from membership dues is down for the gun rights organization, according to the report

finance.yahoo.com

NRA Tax Filings Reveal Sixth Straight Year of Declining Revenue

Once the gun industry’s most powerful ally, the NRA is struggling financially after court losses and a collapse in membership.

smokinggun.org

 

[Independent thinker]

“Trump is skipping the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention this weekend, his second snub in as many years of an organization long seen as a key political ally for Republicans.

The move marks his second consecutive absence from the NRA’s annual meeting — held this year on April 16-19 in Houston, Texas — after attending every convention since 2015.

While the prominent gun rights group has largely brushed off Trump’s decision to skip the event as a scheduling issue, some critics say it underscores the NRA’s waning influence in Washington after years of financial and legal turmoil.’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837255-nra-influence-declines-trump-absent/

“…it underscores the NRA’s waning influence in Washington…”

It underscores a Supreme Court dominated by blind partisan conservative ideologues with an unwarranted hostility to any firearm regulatory measures.

The NRA has become irrelevant and unnecessary as a consequence.

Democrats have always overrated the NRA as being so influential. They aren't that influential at all as an entity but they share the same beliefs as everyone else in the country who believes in the second amendment. If you completely destroyed the NRA and took it away, nothing would change because the people who vote in favor of the second amendment don't need the NRA to tell them how to vote. They already vote that way.

 

[Oddball]

NRA has sucked on toast since the 1990s.

 

[1srelluc]

In the next county over a gun shop handled the NRA gun raffle gun procurement. Usually they just pulled new stock that was not moving and sold them to the NRA at cost.

It's a giant pain to handle it as the winners tend to show-up at the same time.

It was usually between 50-60 guns but has been declining every year. This years raffle was a total of 15 guns. Hell, everyone used to buy a raffle ticket or ten. Now it's "fook the NRA".

The shop told them that they were imposing a 25 gun minimum next year. If they could not meet that then they needed to find someone else to handle it.

 

[White 6]

The NRA lost $35 million last year as fundraising from member dues continued to plummet - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Last year, the NRA’s revenues reached a new stunning low. The fall is driven partly by a steady, five-year decline in member dues.

www.citizensforethics.org

NRA forced to sell off its investments to pay off bills as membership declines, report says

Revenue from membership dues is down for the gun rights organization, according to the report

finance.yahoo.com

NRA Tax Filings Reveal Sixth Straight Year of Declining Revenue

Once the gun industry’s most powerful ally, the NRA is struggling financially after court losses and a collapse in membership.

smokinggun.org

Financially, they suck, OK. But, if you look at the successes of the NRA in state legislatures across the country on agenda's the supported, by blowing a lot of money on right wing, even radical MAGA candidates to further their goals, it has worked out well, for supporters of the 2nd Amendment, like myself and many on this very board.

 

[pknopp]

Financially, they suck, OK. But, if you look at the successes of the NRA in state legislatures across the country on agenda's the supported, by blowing a lot of money on right wing, even radical MAGA candidates to further their goals, it has worked out well, for supporters of the 2nd Amendment, like myself and many on this very board.

Their corruption has been a huge anchor.

 

[Invisibleflash]

Meh, gun owners moved away from the NRA a decade ago. GOA, SAF, and (unaffiliated with the NRA) state grassroot .orgs like the VCDL is the thrust now.

About all the NRA has left are old Fudds aligned with the do-nothing members of the gop.

LOL....This did not go the way the OP expected.

Yes, NRA is garbage now. But old FUDDS??

Isn't that the pot / black thing? Sell off all that useless for SHTFF stuff you buy and get on the black plastic bandwagon.

...oh, forgot you live in a commie state. Sorry.