ABC News left out many details about ASHA, details like AHSA’s support for the same “sensible” restrictions Obama supports and champions and details like the antigun history of the founder and chief officers of AHSA.  Perhaps it’s because ABC’s editorial policy has almost always been in sync with the antigun agenda of AHSA and the Democrats it endorses.

Don’t let the name fool you. ANy group can take any name not already used. Obama has already said that while he “supports the Second AMendment”, he thinks states should be allowed to make “reasonable” gun laws. What part of “shall not be infringed” does he not understand?

Obama and ABC News – two names you can expect to lie to you and deceive you.

It’s my opinion that the NRA is not who they make themselves out to be. They sold out gun owners twice last year when they helped congress to enact anti-gun legislation.
The ONLY gun rights group who we can rely on to fight for our rights is http://www.gunowners.org., the Gun Owners of America. If anyone wants to be assured of them helping us, be a member and also donate to them every month. I do when I can.

While I’ll agree with Mr. Knight that the NRA is less staunch than they present themselves to be, they are still the 800lb gorilla that the politicians fear most.  A membership of over 4 million makes the NRA one of if not the largest special interest lobbying group in the country.

AHSA is a deliberate effort to pull members and influence away from the NRA and other legitimate firearms rights groups and give antigun politicians cover for their actions.  In 2006, AHSA endorsed antigun Claire McCaskill over solidly pro-gun Jim Talent for Missouri’s US Senator.  That endorsement got lots of newspaper and electronic media coverage. When AHSA was exposed as the “stealth” antigun group it is, none of those media outlets bothered to run a retraction or correct the original story.  Damage done.

When I became a regular member in the early 1970’s, the NRA membership may have been around 2-3 million. After, 1980, the membership rose dramatically. When Charlton Heston was president of the NRA, I dare say that’s when the membership again rose dramatically to what it is now.
BUT, after the last few years, I’d bet the NRA has lost some members because of it’s “compromises” with the democrats in congress. One doesn’t compromise with democrats, if one wants his/her bill enacted.
And, most of the membership is over the age of 65, I’ll bet. It’s too bad the Gun Owners of America doesn’t have the same amount of members that the NRA has. Then, we could have the brady act repealed along with many others that have failed just as miserably.
These are my opinions, for what they’re worth.
Semper Fi, Everyone.

I became a Life member in 1981 in response to a quote by Ted Kennedy, i.e., “They (the NRA) are the only thing standing between the American people and sensible legislation such as this (the Kennedy-Rodino national gun registration and 30-day waiting period bill.)” At that time, membership was about 3 million.  Membership soared to 4.5 million when the Brady and Feinstein-Schumer ugly gun laws were passed in the mid-nineties. Since then NRA has been a victim of its success and membership has fallen to about 4 million following seven years of a nominally pro-gun President and Congress. If the usual trend is followed, membership will once again rise, maybe even hitting 5 million once Hillary/Obama is in office and restrictive, unConstitutional gun bans are once again being passed.  Of course, by then it will be too late to stop such laws from being enacted but human nature seems to require the disaster first before taking action to stop it.

The NRA promotes responsible gun ownership and use.

Responsibility is a personal duty, not one that should be legislated.

The second amendment states that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.  The intent is to allow individuals the right to defend themselves, their friends and families, and their property from attack.  No matter how big and well equipped our military is, no matter how many police we have, they will never be able to be everywhere to protect people.

If you can’t ptotect yourself, then you are a victim waiting for a crime.

While the people of the United States of America have legitimately had differences of opinion on gun control during the history of this nation, and will continue to do so, I hardly think this is going to be one of the biggest issues, if an issue at all, facing Congress over the next 2 years.