NRA Discussion on C-SPAN
One sort of obvious phenomenon that I heard about while taking the recycling out (OMG, liberal!) is the trend that NRA memberships surge whenever there’s a perceived threat to gun ownership and decline whenever gun ownership seems safe. For example, when the Republicans took the House in ‘94, membership decreased. When Bush took office, it decreased. When Obama won the election, it soared.
Likewise, gun purchases spike in a significant wave along the same lines. People tend to buy up guns whenever they are scared that there’s about to be a ban or restrictions. Again, Obama, as an example.
Which means, ironically, that periodic gun control activism, liberal presidency, etc. can be financially lucrative, along with ongoing scare tactics, for both the gun lobby and gun makers. Funny how these things work out.
