Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

ailsagirl

(23,801 posts)
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:42 PM Sep 1

I just googled NRA to see what's happening with them and I found this article. Apologies if this has already been posted

The NRA Is Weaker Than Ever. How Much Does That Matter?

In February, a New York jury found the NRA and former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption and ordered him to pay millions of dollars back to the organization. That was just the latest in a long series of blows to the NRA that have mostly been a result of mismanagement and alleged corruption. You’ve reported on a lot of this. How do you view the state of the NRA today? Is it like a completely broken organization or is it more resilient than it looks from the recent headlines about it?
They’re still larger than all the other gun-rights groups put together, pretty much however you measure those things.

They’re still the biggest, they’re still the most famous, and they still have the most political influence, at least in the gun-rights sphere of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still clearly views them as a very important part of his coalition. He spoke at their event in February right before this verdict was handed down, and he’s said he’s going to speak again in May at their annual meeting. Nothing on that front seems to have changed at all. So they’re still, for instance, ahead in the fundraising race — the money they’ve raised to this point is still greater than the money raised by all of the gun-control groups combined or any gun-rights group by several orders of magnitude.

At the same time, they are much smaller and less powerful than they were even just a few years ago. As of their last filing, I think they only had about $11 million in reserves in their PAC and super-PAC, which puts them well below the rate they need to raise to get even back to just their 2020 levels, which of course was an election in which the candidate they backed lost. They spent $50 million in 2016, and the hopes of getting back to that are nonexistent at this point.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-nra-is-weaker-than-ever-how-much-does-that-matter.html
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
I just googled NRA to see what's happening with them and I found this article. Apologies if this has already been posted (Original Post) ailsagirl Sep 1 OP
Just because your adversarys whom you would love to see on a burn pile dont wear a ghillie suit to Wallmart, enigmania Sep 1 #1

enigmania

(200 posts)
1. Just because your adversarys whom you would love to see on a burn pile dont wear a ghillie suit to Wallmart,
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:03 PM
Sep 1

doesn't mean we're not able to reject your posturing, at any time, any place, and any fashion. We're sick of you and your ham-handed efforts at intimidation. Really want fight? Pukin is hiring.

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Gun Control Reform Activism»I just googled NRA to see...