The NRA was created by Civil War vets who were appalled at the lack of shooting skills among recruits. For the first 100 years or so they really weren’t involved in politics, but in promoting shooting by citizens.
Thanks for posting this video link! I highly recommend watching the 3 minute video. That was a very distinguished gathering of black pro Constitutional leaders supporting the 2nd Amendment.
Full versions (1:14:49), February 22, 2013:
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=jKMi023Ofro&NR=1
C-Span - http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311127-1
Make sure to bookmark!
This country used to have free slaves? And slaveholders were dumb enough to pay cold hard cash when they wanted to acquire an additional slave? No wonder they lost the war.