NRA Endorses Democrat for Governor in Missouri

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The NRA has been a bi-partisan group, at least since the formation of the NRA-ILA in 1975. The NRA-ILA is the lobbying arm of the NRA.

In the last few elections, few Democrats have been endorsed, because few Democrats supported the Second Amendment in any meaningful way.

As they say, the NRA did not leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left the NRA. There are exceptions. A controversial pick was Harry Reid, Senator (D) from Nevada, who got an A rating from the NRA. Many have wanted the NRA-ILA to broaden their criteria to issues other than the right to keep and bear arms.

There are problems with that approach as well. How can you judge someone’s future actions? The best approach is to rely on past actions; but it is not a 100% predictor.

Democrat politicians who have actively supported Second Amendment rights are still being endorsed by the NRA.

The best of all worlds for the Second Amendment Supporter is to have all parties competing for the NRA endorsement.

That is what is happening in Missouri. Both the Republican and Democrat candidates for …Read the Rest

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