But you're simply dodging the gun rights issue, Jack, if you're putting all your money on the Ikes to carry the ball for you. Nothing wrong with not being an NRA member, but don't come out with the weak excuse of "Well, I'm an Ike."
Larry - I don't need to make excuses to you, or anyone else here, for acting on my convictions. For those of us who disagree with NRA policies and/or practices, there
are other legitimate, active national pro-gun organizations. The IWLA is one of them.
Are the Ikes the
same as the NRA? No. Nor would I want them to be. Their agenda is broader, their concerns more closely match my own, I like the way they operate - and they support the RKBA. That's free choice in a pluralistic society. Why does that bother you?
I don't just pay to have someone else "carry the ball" for me. I'm proud to have given not just money, but personal time and effort over many years to promoting gun ownership and preserving Second Amendment rights. So when someone blusters that a few bucks gives him membership in "the only game in town" and denigrates other pro-gun groups, or claims anyone who makes a different choice is "dodging the gun rights issue," I wonder why? What's to be gained by knocking your allies? As Red Green says, we're all in this together.
Insisting on lockstep orthodoxy - and attacking anyone who dares to differ - is apparently okay in the world of ayatollahs and the Taliban. I expect better of Americans.
