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I Hunt, but the N.R.A. Isn’t for Me [barf alert]
NYT ^ | 24 April 2012 | Lily Raff McCaulou

Posted on 04/25/2012 7:32:59 AM PDT by smokingfrog

EARLIER this month, Mitt Romney delivered a speech at the annual National Rifle Association convention, calling for a president “who will stand up for the rights of hunters, sportsmen and those seeking to protect their homes and their families,” presumably with guns. I’d like to remind Mr. Romney that those are distinct groups. Too often — especially during an election year — hunters and N.R.A. members are lumped together as one and the same.

I’m a hunter and a sportswoman. I own guns, but not for self-defense. I support gun control laws. I would happily vote to repeal the Stand Your Ground law in my home state of Oregon. In other words, the N.R.A. does not represent me.

Among gun owners, I’m hardly alone. The N.R.A. has just over four million members. That sounds like a lot until you consider that about one in five American adults own one or more guns. That’s nearly 50 million people. That means roughly 90 percent of gun owners do not belong to the N.R.A.

Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that every N.R.A. member is also a hunter — which is highly unlikely, considering that the most comprehensive national survey of firearm ownership to date found that only 35 percent of gun-owning households say they hunt. Even then, the N.R.A. would represent only about one-third of all hunters in the United States.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; gungrabbers; hunters; standyourground
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I have an idea for Lily. Don't joing.

61 posted on 04/26/2012 5:25:28 AM PDT by SJackson (As a black man, you know, Barack could get shot going to the gas station, M Obama)
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90 percent of gun owners do not belong to the N.R.A.

I drive a car but I'm not a NASCAR fan.....

62 posted on 04/26/2012 5:38:59 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My 6 pack abs are now a full keg......)
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I’m a hunter and a sportswoman. I own guns, but not for self-defense. I support gun control laws. I would happily vote to repeal the Stand Your Ground law in my home state of Oregon. In other words, the N.R.A. does not represent me.

You don't represent the vast, vast majority of gun owners either.

63 posted on 04/26/2012 6:12:08 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Conservatism is not a party slogan, but a mindset guided by core values and walking the walk.)
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The only people threatening hunting are the leftist aka progressive animal lovers. They would rather watch wild animals die of hunger, because of over population. Then allow hunters to thin out the herds. The leftist aka progressives gun haters are still for banning guns. The SC slowed them down for awhile. As for global warming. The planet is over 6 billion years old. It has went through 6 or more cooling and heating cycles. It is called evolution. As for loss of habitat. Where is your house located? Was it once prime wild lands?


64 posted on 04/26/2012 11:19:30 AM PDT by DMG2FUN
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