NRA Gathering Ammo Against Obama

Politico:

The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year's presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Barack Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment rights upheld last week by the Supreme Court.

"Our members understand that if Barack Obama is elected president, and he has support in the Senate to confirm anti-gun Supreme Court nominees, [the District of Columbia v. Heller decision] could be taken away from us in the future," Chris Cox, head of the NRA's political arm, told Politico.

The politically powerful gun rights group will split its message efforts between communicating with its 4 million members and the tens of millions more firearms owners across the country.

This fall, NRA members will get automated phone calls, mail pieces and pre-election editions of the group's three magazines making the case against Obama. More broadly, the group will use an independent expenditure effort to hammer the Democratic nominee via TV, radio and newspaper ads in some of about 15 battleground states in the Midwest and Mountain West.

Read the whole story: Politico

Comments

[ChiGuy]

$15 million, eh?
It's frightening that paranoid idiots have that much discretionary cash at their disposal.

[vippy]

Who cares - I can think for myself and they are wasting their money. Obama all the way!

[The Hedonistic Pleasureseeker]

For what it's worth, folks: There IS a gun grabbing provision in Obama's Global Anti Poverty Act. It's hidden pretty deep, but it's there. Along with the Global Tax, this pretty sounding bill is actually quite the stinker.

Or, was. The ugly parts may have been changed or taken out by now, because I don't think the bill has seen much movement. Anyone have a recent draft?

My last attempt to call out our Next Deer Leader on verifiable FACTS was censored. Let's see if this one goes through.

[politicalgenius]

Can we call the NRA what they are 'gun-mongers'. I'd like to think that many of the gun owners are intelligent but I have come to the conclusion that they are no different than delusional voters. They hear what they want to hear and believe what Heston tells them. Gun reform and gun control don't mean a shredding of the Constitution. There needs to be gun control - permits, restrictions, taxes to deter the sale and deadly use of not only hand guns but of all kinds. It's no different on the age restrictions on drinking and the laws against drinking and driving or even cigarettes. Just because the POTUS wants to curtail the sale and use of guns doesn't mean that he/she will be taking away the right to bear arms. There are people who have guns for sport, but in DC what kind of hunting could you possibly be doing? I'm a native of Washington, DC and I can honestly tell you that the only animals in and around the city are pigeons, rats, cats and dogs and the only ones worth shooting are the pigeons. But what the NRA, along with the SCOTUS have created will be a modern day "Shoot 'Em Up at the OK Corale" in my city.

[coba]

yeah obama has been consistent on this issues and thus i think this is a nonissue and the NRA is losing influence so they are trying to get some attention

http://sensico.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/bush-gives-mccain-credit-4-gi-bill-he-opposed/

[musselmanm]

This is ok with me! It willo give our own swift boat 527s' to show the brutality of murder and suicide with actual photos of gruesome scenes in commercials. This could then be directly linked to gun ownership rights supported by gangs and drug dealers and people with mental disorders.
These are the people that need to be denied the cheap death tools that the NRA is supporting, thereby supporting indirectly the crime and violence caused by the available weapons to gangs, drug cartels and mentally ill people.
I can't wait for our own attack groups to spend the money we can easily raise to combat the Rove Limbaugh crime supporters.

[bison2]

Obama has been consistent. To listen to his position go to the following video at about 4:10. This is taken from the last Philly Debate
OBAMA vs CLINTON Philly Debate pt.10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m-w5PvOPVU&feature=related

[kinnycut]

Gun owners and gun nuts please be advised that a President Obama will not tamper with the Second Amendment. Read the news because he even appeared to support to some degree the Supreme Courts last decision on firearms. More or less implying that is state by state issue by saying what works in DC won't work in Montana. Besides he will be far to busy with all the other problems that old "George W" created to give a firearm issue even a second glance.

[olivia]

Gun laws, like abortion laws, always get a lot of attention in an election year.

The GOP doesn't care, but drag these issues into the light just long enough to get votes from the more poorly informed among us.

Google up "Bush Second Amendment." This president is working to undermine the Second Amendment like no other.

[fredamae]

they may as well SAVE their Money...It will Not change anything and This election cycle, this type of "swift-Boating" BS is Sooo transparent...NRA...thanks, but don't bother.

This Democratic Gun-Owner will still support the "O"

a word to the pubs;
"That Peanut Butter just wont spread, Gramma"

[ExPatriot70]

With every one now having hand guns, it should be good time to enter the field pf forensic pathology, there should be huge demand for them in the near future.

[dadw5boys]

THE NRA FILED SEVERAL LAW SUITS IN CALIFORNIA TO GET GUNS BACK INTO THE HOUSEING PROJECTS.

WHY WOULD THE NRA WANT POOR PEOPLE TO HAVE GUNS WHEN THEY NEED FOOD, EDUCATION AND JOBS??

THE POOR WOULD HAVE TO MISS MEALS TO BUY A GUN AND AMMO.

WHO ARE THE OWNERS OF THE NRA?

AMMO MAKERS? GUN MAKERS? COFFIN MAKERS? FUNERAL HOME OWNERS?

[watchTVgetSTUPID]

NRA is a perfect conduit for big money to throw the election by throwing money at it. If you are making billions through war contracts, through tax breaks, through unregulated investment Banks, then a million or two is a viable investment/payback.

No doubt there are many special interest groups to support. The beauty of it is you can lie and misrepresent Obama and no one can react in time. In the last week the lies are mailed out and the phone calls are made and no one finds out until it is too late.

Hell, you can even pull a Lieberman and support an organization that believes God sent Hitler to perform the Genocide. You don't have to believe in their special interest cause, you just befriend them and use them.

[1will]

The NRA is a political group that centers on a single issue. It's no different than the Pro or Anti Abortion groups that lobby based on their single issue. Gay rights, affirmative action supporters and the elderly all have their lobbying groups. Gun rights advocates are expected to be different?
Obama has an anti gun voting record. It is rediculas to think he'll change just because of the SCOTUS decision. As President he will appoint Federal Judges and Prosecutors that can enforce his views on gun ownership.

[speakingtruth2power]

There is a growing cultural war going on and one side intends to be well armed.

Most of those who own machine guns are paranoid about hippies and minorities

coming into their houses with menacing garden tools, in the middle of the night.

[larry278]

Hippies are now aging baby boomers who are waiting for Social Security & have joined AARP. Hippies tended to be mellow & non-violent. Aging hippies are now into hygiene, organic foods & blissing out in the lotus position. Have you ever tried to move while in the lotus position? The NRA would be wasting their time defending us from hippies. Hippies are incapable of learning to use fire arms or hostile actions. But Wayne LaPierre's fund raisers will hit pay dirt when they ask NRA members for money to fight BHO & hippies. The USPS will have to send delivery trucks to the NRA on 1 minute intervals to deliver donations to the NRA to fight BHO & hippies.

[1will]

No one is worried about hippies. On the few occasions that people wander across hippies they have two thoughts. One, I wish they'd bathe more and two, what a bunch of idiots. No one fears them. They are kind of amusing though. The young hippie posers are almost as funny.
There are very few legally owned machineguns in the US. Those that go through the trouble of being investigated and finally approved to own one of these weapons do not do so out of fear of hippies. As for the criminals that illegaly own machineguns, they do so in order to kill other criminals. I doubt they worry much about hippies either.

[oldwiseone]

The NRA should set up a program to teach sixteen year old gang bangers how to shoot straight

[1will]

They're too busy teaching gun safety, marksmanship and home defense to law abiding citizens. Maybe the Brady Campaign could take up your suggestion since gang bangers seem to be the only demographic they don't wish to disarm.

[Ranta]

The NRA will not be happy until every grade schooler in this country is carrying a piece in his or her backpack. (Watch out bullies).

[1will]

The NRA offers a free gun safety program for young children called "Eddie Eagle." It's modeled much like the old Woodsy Owl program and does not teach gun politics or handling. It merely teaches children if they see a gun not to touch it, leave the area and tell an adult.
Despite your outright lie and overreaction the NRA does not and has never sought gun ownership for children.