Pro-gun Group Fires At NRA Over McCain Endorsement
A pro-gun, pro-hunting organization headed by a former NFL player is criticizing the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the NRA's endorsement of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, after the NRA once condemned McCain as an "enemy of the 2nd Amendment." The NRA is selling out gun owners, the organization adds.
The group, American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), says the NRA is supporting McCain purely for partisan reasons. AHSA is headed by Ray Schoenke, a former Washington Redskins football star and a one-time Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland.
"Today, the National Rifle Association demonstrated once again that it is a partisan political entity, not an organization committed to the best interests of gun owners," Schoenke says. "In 2001, the NRA's magazine, America's First Freedom, said that John McCain was 'one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the Second
Amendment.'
"That came after McCain introduced federal legislation on gun show background checks, which came after McCain's appearances in television ads supporting referenda in Colorado and Oregon to require backgrounds checks at gun shows. The NRA vehemently opposed those measures, which were passed by voters," Schoenke adds.
Further, in 2004 the NRA endorsed President Bush for re-election despite Bush's support for an assault weapons ban, a ban opposed by the NRA, Schoenke says. "In fact, John McCain voted for the renewal of the assault weapons ban in 2004, when he supported S. 1805, which included an amendment on assault weapons," he adds.
The NRA is displaying hypocrisy by supporting McCain but opposing Democrat Barack Obama, Schoenke says.
"In fact, the NRA has been going over Barack Obama's state senate record with a microscope to find any bad vote. Meanwhile, Obama has repeatedly expressed support for the Second Amendment and has even supported a key NRA bill in the U.S. Senate," Schoenke says.
Democrats in recent years have been seeking to jettison their image of being anti-gun, to reach out for support for voters in more rural and conservative areas.
The NRA is spending millions to "deceive its members and other gun owners" through political advertising, Schoenke says.
"Three independent sources -- FactCheck.org, CNN and the Washington Post, have found the NRA's ads misleading and false," he says. "And, the truth is that NRA has been selling out hunters on conservation interests for years. The organization that I head, the American Hunters and Shooters Association put out a comprehensive report showing that the NRA has support Members of Congress with the worst conservation records. Our report showed that the NRA has stood with George Bush, John McCain, and the corporate lobbyists instead of standing up for hunters and shooters' interest in protecting our forests and public lands."
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The group, American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), says the NRA is supporting McCain purely for partisan reasons. AHSA is headed by Ray Schoenke, a former Washington Redskins football star and a one-time Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland.
"Today, the National Rifle Association demonstrated once again that it is a partisan political entity, not an organization committed to the best interests of gun owners," Schoenke says. "In 2001, the NRA's magazine, America's First Freedom, said that John McCain was 'one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the Second
Amendment.'
"That came after McCain introduced federal legislation on gun show background checks, which came after McCain's appearances in television ads supporting referenda in Colorado and Oregon to require backgrounds checks at gun shows. The NRA vehemently opposed those measures, which were passed by voters," Schoenke adds.
Further, in 2004 the NRA endorsed President Bush for re-election despite Bush's support for an assault weapons ban, a ban opposed by the NRA, Schoenke says. "In fact, John McCain voted for the renewal of the assault weapons ban in 2004, when he supported S. 1805, which included an amendment on assault weapons," he adds.
The NRA is displaying hypocrisy by supporting McCain but opposing Democrat Barack Obama, Schoenke says.
"In fact, the NRA has been going over Barack Obama's state senate record with a microscope to find any bad vote. Meanwhile, Obama has repeatedly expressed support for the Second Amendment and has even supported a key NRA bill in the U.S. Senate," Schoenke says.
Democrats in recent years have been seeking to jettison their image of being anti-gun, to reach out for support for voters in more rural and conservative areas.
The NRA is spending millions to "deceive its members and other gun owners" through political advertising, Schoenke says.
"Three independent sources -- FactCheck.org, CNN and the Washington Post, have found the NRA's ads misleading and false," he says. "And, the truth is that NRA has been selling out hunters on conservation interests for years. The organization that I head, the American Hunters and Shooters Association put out a comprehensive report showing that the NRA has support Members of Congress with the worst conservation records. Our report showed that the NRA has stood with George Bush, John McCain, and the corporate lobbyists instead of standing up for hunters and shooters' interest in protecting our forests and public lands."
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Labels: Democrats, election, gun owners, guns, hunters, John McCain, NRA, Second Amendment
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1 Comments:
What a load of crap! In 1999, Obama said "no American should own a gun." This in keeping with the New World Order. This year, he supported the Washington DC gun ban, but after the court ruling against it,when questioned he was all uh, uh, uh, duh, could not come up with any words of agreement with it.
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