This thought crossed my mind the other day. Do the local organizations have political pull? Do they have the equivalent of a PAC? Are they working directly with legislators to defend the rights of gun owners? I haven't researched it much, but would be interested if a representative of those organizations would post current activities. Perhaps they have information on their websites. In any case, I don't recall much pro-gun legislation since Columbine. Then again, the local media may not report on it either. From what I understand, most of our current rights are due to a lack of laws instead of laws re-enforcing them (or a constitutional amendment guaranteeing them).

Tim