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NRA Surges to Record 5 Million Members
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | May 4, 2013 | Ken Klukowski

Posted on 05/06/2013 10:03:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

At the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston, TX, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced that the NRA has now grown to an unprecedented 5 million active members. He concluded his speech with the theme of all the NRA officers, vowing, “From liberty’s defense, we will never back down. We will never surrender. We will always stand. We will always fight.”

Well over 70,000 members of the NRA are assembled in Houston, Texas for its 142nd Annual Meeting—projected to break the all-time record for the nation’s oldest and largest Constitutional rights organization. The convention houses over 300,000 square feet of exhibits (mostly firearms and accessories), seminars on various topics including women’s and children’s safety, and formal speeches from national political leaders and the NRA’s leadership. The central focus on the annual convention—as always—is protecting the Constitution’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

The speeches focused on the recent gun-control fight in Congress, where the national media and political pundits were shocked to see the NRA inflict a crushing defeat to a newly-reelected President Barack Obama, who put his political capital and all the weight of the White House behind gun-control legislation.

Outgoing NRA President David Keene gave his valedictory address, noting the challenges of responding to recent tragedies: “We’ve all been under attack… by those who would exploit the victims of a madman to advance their own anti-Second Amendment agenda.”

Keene then exulted in the fact that despite incredible money from leftists and a mainstream media that opposes gun rights, that nonetheless over 58,000 Americans joined the NRA in one day after Obama gave his initial gun-control speech....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; bloomberg; congress; donttreadonme; guncontrol; iamthenra; lapierre; nra; obama; secondamendment; texas; youwillnotdisarmus
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21 posted on 05/06/2013 1:10:46 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Red in Blue PA
am going to start buying gifts through the NRA store. Want to channel as much of my $ to Pro2A causes as possible.

My birthday is a ways off, but Father's Day is just around the corner...

22 posted on 05/06/2013 1:24:46 PM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: Joe 6-pack

Over 50 million gun owners in the United States.


23 posted on 05/06/2013 2:27:45 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
Rense says 80 million. Interesting physician vs. guns stats here: http://rense.com/general62/gns.htm
24 posted on 05/06/2013 2:29:50 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liberals LOVE non profit organizations.

The NRA was America’s FIRST non profit.

Next time you are with a radical leftist, tell ‘em you are a supporter of non profits - tell ‘em in fact that you are a member of America’s FIRST non profit! Then ask them if they would like to join...

BOOM! Watch ‘em go crazy...


25 posted on 05/06/2013 2:52:29 PM PDT by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lifer BTTT.


26 posted on 05/06/2013 3:08:54 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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