dk or anyone....
I'll make it simple and ask again:
SO please, tell me how Obama's position is extreme or out of the mainstream when it is shared by an overwhelming majority of Americans.
Despite the fact that the NRA and other gun rights organizations outspend gun control organizations by at least 10:1 on campaigncontributions, lobbying Congress and communicating their message to the public.
campaign contributions: Gun rights groups have given more than $17 million in individual, PAC and soft money contributions to federal candidates and party committees since 1989.....Gun control advocates, meanwhile, contribute far less money than their rivals -- a total of nearly $1.7 million since 1989
lobbying: The NRA alone spent nearly $11 million lobbying elected and government officials from 1997 to 2003. But it wasn't the gun rights lobby's biggest spender. That was Gun Owners of America, which spent more than $18 million on lobbing over the same period. By contrast, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence spent under $2 million on lobbying from 1997 to 2003, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence spent $580,000.
general communications: Since 1989, the NRA has spent more than $22 million on communications costs and independent expenditures...
OpenSecrets | Gun Control vs. Gun Rights
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Bonus question:
You dont have to agree, but could it be reasonable for some to conclude that the NRA disseminates false or misleading information in order to generate a continuous flow of contributions necessary to maintain their advocacy efforts?