Anyone else see the RMGO post on FB about the NRA being a sell out?

[griebel303]

Here is the context if you didn't:

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners - Official Page



The NRA is preparing to sell gun owners out! Read this story. Despite their public rhetoric, they're working back-room deals to pass a "universal background check" system. This only ends in one place, folks -- a national gun registry. SHARE this with your friends. Call your Congressman and Senators Udall/Bennet today and tell them to OPPOSE any new restrictions on our right to keep and bear arms.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...#ixzz2IvDhCfOL

[MAP]

Read the linked article. NRA states they do not want the NICS expanded to private sale. We'll have to wait and see exactly what legislation is intorduced and who supports it.

Mike

[griebel303]

I read it and that is what I got out of it as well. I didn't see anything about them selling gun owners out

[XC700116]

I guess I must be blind as well, pretty much said that they were on our side of the issue through and through, and from what I gathered, the only thing they might support is gun show sales having a BGC like they do here.

Just cause they are meeting with the guy wriitng a bill doesn't mean the necessarrily support it, they could have been in there telling him no F'n way.

[asmo]

I'll submit to background checks -- *IF* they require the same background checks to be done on every person before they are able to vote.

Every vote a new background check.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Shit like this is why I stopped listening to or paying attention to RMGO.

[griebel303]

Shit like this is why I stopped listening to or paying attention to RMGO.

I am not far behind you.

[Zundfolge]

The anti NRA stuff is the main reason I've never become a member of RMGO or GOA. I can see some of their points (the NRA isn't perfect and there have been a couple times they compromised with the antis more than I think they should have), but we need unity, not division and while the NRA isn't always 100% right I still see them actually getting more done than RMGO or GOA.

Again, I don't expect RMGO to champion NRA, but often it seems like the RMGO and GOA are more interested in throwing mud at the NRA than actually defending our Second Amendment rights (much like the Libertarian Party is more interested in throwing mud at the GOP than fighting the DNC).

At any rate, I still see RMGO and GOA as my "friend" (in the sense that we're on the same side) and I certainly support the work they do fighting the antis, but I'm just unconvinced that joining either is going to help.

[hatidua]

This is NOT the time for the various gun groups to tear each other down. The anti-gun community would like nothing more.

Thanks a lot Dudley.....NOT!

[XC700116]

The anti NRA stuff is the main reason I've never become a member of RMGO or GOA. I can see some of their points (the NRA isn't perfect and there have been a couple times they compromised with the antis more than I think they should have), but we need unity, not division and while the NRA isn't always 100% right I still see them actually getting more done than RMGO or GOA.

Again, I don't expect RMGO to champion NRA, but often it seems like the RMGO and GOA are more interested in throwing mud at the NRA than actually defending our Second Amendment rights (much like the Libertarian Party is more interested in throwing mud at the GOP than fighting the DNC).

At any rate, I still see RMGO and GOA as my "friend" (in the sense that we're on the same side) and I certainly support the work they do fighting the antis, but I'm just unconvinced that joining either is going to help.

I'm starting to see this as well, I look at it this way.

1. RMGO is losing out on membership by slinging the mud at NRA, Evidence? ^^^
2. I'm an RMGO member more in that it's a more local org, and they have a better presence in the state and at the state level, as frankly the NRA is working their end more at the federal level. (yeah I know about local NRA-ILA chapters)
3. On the state/local level I donate to RMGO and NRA-ILA to get "double coverage".
4. On the federal level RMGO doesn't have the stick that the NRA has to swing so that's why I look to their actions on the state/local level.
5. The non NRA groups are starting to give me the impression that they are jealous of the big fish and are taking pot shots at them because of poorly written articles and jumping to conclusions and it's not helping the cause.