I've received countless emails and phone calls from the NRA. I can't say what their lobbyists are doing behind the scenes because I'm not privy to that information. I'm not ready to give up on the NRA...far from it. I'm confident there's plenty of arm-twisting going on in the background. There's probably a lot going on that none of us know about.

But on to a bigger point...

Why attempt to deflect blame on to the NRA for what the democrat-controlled state elected "representatives" are trying to do our liberties? The entire premise of the OP seems counter-productive to me.