Never forget the right to keep & bear arms is not dependant on the 2nd amendment. In fact the writer of the "Bill of Rights" was opposed to them. He felt that by adding them to the constitution wold lead later to people thinking if anything was not included in these rights they would automatically be assumed to Not be a Right. Noe people are even trying to claim those things mentioned in the Bill of Rights are Not Binding. The constitution itself, minus the Bill of Rights does not give the authority to disarm the People.thus it was already unconstitutional.
There is no problem in finding the history of the NRA, just do a search on it. It was founded for the sole purpose of encouraging Civilian Marksmanship. It was founded during the term of U S Grant as President of the USA. It was in fact founded by several retired Union Officers who had served under Grant. These men realized that even though they outnumbered, were better fed, better equipped, & better armed it took 4 long hard years of fighting with the cost of many lives to subdue us Pore Rebels. They recognized that in spite of all the advantages they held they had simply been Out Shot & out fought. They accredited this to the fact that Southerners were for the most part more familiar with handling & firing guns on a regular basis. The NRA was formed to Correct this fault. As Keith stated they did not truly become involved in the political side until after passage of the '68 Gun Control act. This in fact was when I became a life member.
In spite of their "Yankee" Background they have very strong support throughout the South today, in spite of alienating many members 2-3 years ago. They did this by refusing the Sons of Confederate Veterans their desire to place an Ad in the Rifleman magazine. It was extremely hard for me to Swallow that they would take this stand. The SCV is "Not" a hate organization nor do we condone "Slavery". We abhor the fact that the "Flag" has been misused in the committing of some crimes, but one also has to remember the US flag has been likewise abused. In fact I believe the US flag was present at the Crime of trying to destroy an abortion clinic in Atlanta GA. I am personally opposed to all the "Murder" of innocent Children but this was not the proper solution. These have accounted for many more lives lost than all the mass shootings or any other firearms deaths. Yet the same politicians & courts who are now trying to strip us of our constitution rights have "Added" this as a Right. Nothing in our Constitution give one the right to Murder another & the unborn has "life".
People simply need to get their heads on straight. I will not get into Religion here, but there is simply two choices, one simply Obeys God or doesn't.
God will be the "JUDGE" of this, it is in no Human Hands & will be "Just".
