Gun Owners Who Annoy The NRA

Richard Feldman has written what appears to be a pretty explosive book about his experience lobbying for the National Rifle Association.
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Richard Feldman and Jim Zumbo should start a club.

They could call it, "Gun Owners Who Annoy The NRA."

If you haven't heard yet, Mr. Feldman has written what appears to be a pretty explosive book about his experience lobbying for the National Rifle Association. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but this quote from the flyleaf caught my attention:

...Richard Feldman, former NRA regional political director and lobbyist for the firearm industry, exposes the NRA as a cynical, mercenary political cult obsessed with wielding power while exploiting [NRA] members' fear in order to maximize contributions.

To gun owners he says:

...[T]he NRA has betrayed your trust, misused your hard-earned donations....

Don't hold back, Mr. Feldman. Tell us what you really think.

To be sure, he makes a point of saying that his book isn't meant for gun control advocates and that the NRA has "strengthened the hand of those who want to take your guns away." I don't consider the Brady Campaign to be one of the groups described in that last comment, but I would like to find common ground with the NRA on ways to make our communities safer. I'm not sure they're interested in such an approach, however.

At any rate, I hope to read the book soon, and thought some of you would want to know about it.

(Note to readers: This entry, along with past entries, has been co-posted on bradycampaign.org/blog and the Huffington Post.)

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