The NRA is not stupid.
Much of their rhetoric about Obama's record on gun control is false or misleading.
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NRA Claim: "Ban use of Firearms for Home Self-Defense" - False
NRA Claim: "Ban Rifle Ammunition Commonly Used for Hunting and Sport Shooting" - False
NRA Claim: "Ban the Manufacture, Sale and Possession of Handguns" - False
NRA Claim: "Mandate a Government-Issued License to Purchase a Firearm" - Misleading
NRA Claim: "Pass Federal Laws Eliminating Your Right-to-Carry" - True
NRA Claim: "Expand the Clinton Semi-Auto Weapons Ban to Include Millions More Firearms" - Partly true
NRA Claim: "Appoint Judges to the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary Who Share His Views on the Second Amendment" - Unsupported
NRA Claim: "Increase Federal Taxes on Guns and Ammunition by 500 Percent" - Uncertain
NRA Claim: "Close Down 90 Percent of Gun Shops in America" - Uncertain
FactCheck.org: NRA Targets Obama
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The false and misleading claims keep those contributions coming in to the NRA....and that is their goal.
Until there is widespread support for new or expanding federal legislation, including the AWB, it wont happen. Obama cant do it w/o Congress and many Democrats in swing districts are not on board and never will be.
In many ways, it is comparable to some religious groups and their fight to save Christmas from the liberal elites....it makes for great fund-raising....but its pure political theater.