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HassleCat

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1. Membership
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:22 AM
Jun 2015

I was in the NRA 35 years ago. It was similar to today's NRA, but there were many more members who were collectors, hunters, target shooters, etc. There wasn't so much emphasis on being heavily armed with advanced weapons to kill advancing hordes of Chinese troops, or young black men wearing hoodies. Then Wayne LaPierre took over, and the organization changed. There are many more "gun nuts" in the NRA now, and some of the sane people dropped out. The unconditional reading of the 2nd Amendment appeals to the crazies, who demand such things as the unfettered freedom to carry loaded assault weapons into local restaurants.

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