How you know the NRA is Corrupt!

[Little Wolf]

Check this out! The real nature of the NRA is exposed.




http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/paul_ron_nra_endorses_gun_control_democrat.htm

NRA Endorses Gun Control Democrat, Lies About Ron Paul's Record

Any doubt the NRA isn't a shill organization, have now been removed for all to see. The recent B rating given to Dr. Ron Paul (R) TX -14th District, is an outrage. According to the NRA's website as well as his challenger, Rep. Ron Paul's "B" rating indicates past votes for restrictive legislation. This is a blatant lie! When asked for the rating criteria, the NRA said they didn't publish one. According to Penny Langford Freeman, an aide to Congressman Paul, the lowered rating appears to be payback for Congressman Paul's opposition to the NRA's compromise gun locks legislation, which was added to a clean firearms manufacturer's protection bill.

On the other hand, Gun Owners of America, as well as other leading gun rights groups, rate Rep. Paul with an A+. When executive director of GOA, Larry Pratt was informed of what the NRA was doing, he was quick to come to the aide of the Texas congressman.

Larry Pratt went on to relate that from the time Ron Paul got to Congress in 1976 he has been the staunchest of defenders of the 2nd Amendment. From his first days in Congress trying to use a constitutional remedy, the ‘One House Veto' to return residents of Washington D.C. their gun rights, to the continual moans of his own Republican party, “Oh here we go again” every time he try's to strike down existing gun laws. Pratt continued “This is a guy who's the real deal”, “let's get behind Ron Paul! He's been behind us”. When asked how GOA rated the challenger Shane Sklar, Mr. Pratt said “he didn't return the form, which is a very bad sign”.

Young Mr. Sklar, whose main battle cry is that the incumbent doesn't bring home enough pork, is out of step, a relic that can't work the system for his constituents. Ignored and irrelevant, is the claim directed at the most principled person in Washington. Congressman Paul's bills are now being recognized by many around the country as necessary to saving this country.

A new wrinkle has been added with the fake ratings by the NRA, now Mr. Sklar has launched a new campaign site emphasizing the fact that he's an avid hunter and fisherman. We all know this line “I support the gun rights of sportsman and hunters”, says Mr. Sklar. Versus something that the Statesman, Ron Paul would say, “the Second Amendment is not about hunting or your right to shoot skeet”.

We need all men and women who believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, regardless of political affiliations to come to the aid of the last great statesman of the United States of America, veteran, doctor, and scholar; Congressman Ron Paul.

We are in the midst of a detailed investigation into Shane Sklar, he's a registered lobbyist here in Texas. With ethics violations swirling around, his ties to Big Agra and organizations pushing the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) are very troubling; he has all the earmarks of being the corrupt establishment's boy.

Here are a few facts from sources here in Texas:

-Shane Sklar is: He is a registered lobbyist with ethics violations recorded with the TEC

-He has about $150k in personal debt according to his FEC report and he just turned 30 this year.

-Pelosi had a fundraiser for him in DC in July

-He had never been in the military though he says that he is pro military.(he's still young enough to enlist)

-He says that he is a farmer/rancher though he just borrowed money from his mother to invest in his family farm this year.

-His family has ties to oil.

-He is for amnesty(though he says that the illegals need to pay a fine and go to the back of the line, not be deported or prosecuted for breaking the law.)

-He says that he wants more money for farmers, roads, military, but yet wants to balance the budget.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Great... nothing could be better than RKBA organizations taking cheap shots at each other right after the two Judiciary committees are stacked with anti-gun Congresscritters. I guess we must be in such good shape we can afford to argue amongst ourselves.

When asked for the rating criteria, the NRA said they didn't publish one. According to Penny Langford Freeman, an aide to Congressman Paul, the lowered rating appears to be payback for Congressman Paul's opposition to the NRA's compromise gun locks legislation, which was added to a clean firearms manufacturer's protection bill.

Speaking of "blatant lies", this is pretty disingenuous on its own. It tries to paint the NRA as lowering Ron Paul's grades because he would not support gun locks as part of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act. This is not the case. The NRA lowered Ron Paul's grades because he opposed the entire Protection of Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act because Ron Paul thought it was unconstitutional. The NRA has been threatening to lower his grade since 2003 if he would not support the legislation and he didn't. So the NRA endorsed his opposition.

OK, I thought this was a GOA new release at first... it is not. It is a misleading blog entry by some guy named Kevin Smith. I'm not sure why he wanted to wait until November 1, 2006 to mention a conflict that had been going on since 2003. I am also not sure why he would claim this was about gun locks when neither Ron Paul, GOA, or NRA is making that claim. I certainly agree that not backing Ron Paul was a bad move for the NRA; but the shrill divisive language of this blog is a lot worse - and inaccurate as well.

 

[JohnBT]

"His family has ties to oil."

Sounds messy. Pretty slick attempt at an insult.

Then click on the link to The Jones Report.

That's it, I'm outta here. Where's my tinfoil hat?

John

 

[Jim March]

What this is likely about is Ron's tendency to vote against the Federal gov't trying to control state actions. In a rare few cases I know this has caused Paul to vote against NRA-backed legislation. I'm pretty sure either the ban on suing gunmakers fell into this category, or one of the "national CCW bills"...can't recall exactly which but I vaguely remember this was an issue.

Ron Paul has this habit of measuring each bill against basic Constitutional principles. Amazing fellow.

I'd bet what this is really was about was the NRA sending him a bit of a message. Ron DID win this election, and I'd be willing to bet the NRA knew he would.

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When I was registered GOP in California, I often referred to myself as a "Ron Paul Republican" and then explained what that meant. I'm now registered LP in Arizona...

 

[FTF]

Sounds like another reason to send 10 bucks to the NRA.

I'm poor lol.. they don't bother me if I send 10 bucks at a time.

 

[hillbilly]

Yawn..........stretch.........scratch...........



hillbilly

 

[gunsmith]

everytime I see "infowars" in a link

I hear twilightzone theme song music...I wonder why that is

 

[Zedicus]

Where the info came from dosn't matter, what does matter is if it is accurate, which in this case it is.

 

[saltydog452]

Lord love a duck, using the word 'corupt' is a long stretch. This isn't the first thread where a supporter of Mr. Paul has gotten all bent out of shape.

If a Nat'l organization did, or did not, contribute to the election efforts of your chosen representative, that doesn't automatically make them guilty of a crime that is worthy of legal proscution.

I 'spect some members of other organizations may feel the same about previous election results.


I suggest that you give it a break, switch to de-caff, and move forward.

Respectfuly,

salty.

 

[Bubbles]

What this is likely about is Ron's tendency to vote against the Federal gov't trying to control state actions. In a rare few cases I know this has caused Paul to vote against NRA-backed legislation.

+1000. The NRA has an agenda, and while it's pro-RKBA, it's not necessarily pro-Constitution.

 

[ilbob]

What this is likely about is Ron's tendency to vote against the Federal gov't trying to control state actions. In a rare few cases I know this has caused Paul to vote against NRA-backed legislation.

+1000. The NRA has an agenda, and while it's pro-RKBA, it's not necessarily pro-Constitution.

I think Dr Paul sometimes is a little reticent to deal with the real world. The fact is that congress was given the power under the 14th amendment to protect our rights from encroachment by state governments.

The fact that they chose to protect our firearms ownership rights in such a convoluted way is maybe less than ideal, but maybe not unconstitutional.

 

[TexasRifleman]

No offense if you are sincere, but this kind of stuff from a poster with 6 posts smacks of trolling, so maybe reconsider your first few topics if you really are interested in The High Road. Otherwise do your trolling elsewhere, most folks here are too smart for this kind of stuff.

Posting links from hack news sources like infowars is another sign of trolling, especially with no comment by the user other than a emoticon.

But I suspest the OP is just a troller looking to stir up trouble.

And you'll note that GOA's website doesn't have ANY of this information on it. No quotes from the director, no complaints etc.

The only information on GOAs website remotely related to this says:

The bottom line: On a race-by-race basis, the pro-gun movement suffered a net loss of only a small handful of seats.

If GOA had a real complaint I suspect it would be there no?

GOA and NRA are rarely out of lock step. They certainly don't fight it out in public if they DO disagree.

 

[buzz_knox]

Ron Paul has this habit of measuring each bill against basic Constitutional principles. Amazing fellow.

Has he ever voted for any bill the legal authority for which was the commerce clause, but which did not involve insuring open flow of commerce across interstate boundaries? It's kind of hard not to vote for such bills and remain in Congress yet they are as unconstitutional as the one he refused to vote for.

 

[SSN Vet]

Info. Wars sounds to close to...

loose change 911...

it was all a government conspiracy to bring about a police state.

looks like the conspiracy backfired....Hallaberton is losing their @ss in Iraq, Rumsfeld is out on his ear and the Republicans have been seriously thumped.

Next time they hatch such a conspiracy, I hope it works better

 

[Kentak]

Well, that certainly settles it. I'll cancel my membership immediately.

 

[rhubarb]

It's kind of hard not to vote for such bills and remain in Congress yet they are as unconstitutional as the one he refused to vote for.

They call him "Dr. No." He votes yes only slightly more often than Bush has vetoed bills from his Republican Congress.

He remains in Congress because his constituents realize the good of his position. I wish the gerrymanderers in the Texas Legislature had included a strip of South Texas in his district so that I could vote for him.

 

[Roccobro]

I think little wolf might just be crying.... wolf

Not much in that "article" was truth concerning the NRA. Is the NRA perfect? No, but they are our best defense so far.

Now if you had brought up how they "closed the gun show loop hole" after sticking to the claim there never was one, then this thread might be more to the topic and charges.

I still pay my annual NRA dues and then some. I was never a good politician, and it takes some to fight some.

Justin

 

[gunsmith]

um

Where the info came from dosn't matter

yes it does! and if it is from "infowars" then it is bovine excrement.
those infowar guys are so nutty they make regular nuts like me look sane

 

[mbt2001]

The NRA is a fine organization.

There is little or no substance to what the original poster is alleging

 

[Justin]

In reading the original post, all I can do is consider the source.

Tearing down the biggest pro-gun-rights organization in the country is hardly conducive to THR's goals of advancing the rights of responsible firearms ownership.