NRA Addresses Controversies And Media Reports

By Tom Knighton

To say things have looked interesting for the National Rifle Association is putting it mildly. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization has been the target of countless media reports outlining all sorts of allegations, from financial shenanigans to internal fighting. From the outside, it hasn’t looked good for a great many people, including members.

However, let’s also be honest about just who is doing most of this reporting.

The mainstream media isn’t exactly comprised of NRA fans. Quite the opposite, actually. Thanks to biases within the journalism profession, there appears to be a vested interest in taking down the NRA, especially since gun control advocates hold the organization as some kind of boogieman that must be defeated completely before gun control can take hold.

As a result, the media reports may well be overstating any issues. Or, they may just be reporting bovine fecal matter and calling it fact.

Either way, the NRA apparently figured it was time to respond.

Wednesday night, the group sent out an email titled, “An Important Message From Your NRA Leadership and Past Presidents.”

Dear Fellow NRA Member:

Since the NRA was founded almost 150 years ago, our adversaries have repeatedly tried to take us down. Today is no different. A recent …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms