NRA Mole?

[lanternlad1]

Does anyone have anymore info on this?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_re_us/nra_mole

Pa. gun control group kicks out alleged NRA spy

By SARA GANIM, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 9, 12:36 AM ET

PHILADELPHIA - A group advocating stricter gun laws is kicking out a woman who has been accused of being a spy for the National Rifle Association.
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The CeaseFirePA board of directors voted unanimously Friday to remove fellow board member Mary Lou McFate. The group also is exploring possible legal action against her, though spokesman Joe Grace declined to elaborate.

McFate, an unpaid member of the CeaseFirePA board for seven years, is accused of portraying herself as a gun-control activist while being paid by the NRA to gather intelligence. A Chicago-based group, the Freedom States Alliance, expelled her from its board last week.

The spying accusations were first raised in Mother Jones magazine.

The NRA has declined to discuss the accusation and a message left for its representatives Friday was not immediately returned. Messages left this week for McFate, 62, of Sarasota, Fla., have not been returned.

CeaseFirePA said it sought to get McFate's side of the story, but that she didn't respond to the group's correspondence.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg asked the NRA on Thursday to respond to the accusations and to stop the snooping.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Nothing Yet

No news beyond what's in the press.

I'm not sure this translates to any kind of activism for us.

I'm pretty sure this isn't something we want to emulate.

We'll give it till morning and see if anyone has usable news on this.

If not, I'll close the thread, as it really is only politics and spectulation at this time.

 

[mike101]

There are a couple of blogs about this, going on Huffpo right now, one from our buddy Josh Sugarmann. We are winning. Care to join in the fun?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/06/nra-refuses-to-comment-on_n_117213.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-sugarmann/mary-mcfate--shes-the-nra_b_116826.html

 

[JohnKSa]

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg asked the NRA on Thursday to respond to the accusations and to stop the snooping.

What a joke. The anti-gunners have created entire organizations that pretend to be pro-gun...

 

[Joe Cool]

Well he is old enough to claim senility for his lack of clarity in action. It's more than likely a staffer probably wrote it and just told him to sign it, sans reading glasses... Just kidding, Lautenberg doesn't even deserve the seat he has, the Dems pulled strings of the NJ judicial branch just to get him his seat.:banghead:

 

[ArfinGreebly]

No Action/Activism

Let's close this one, guys.

If someone comes up with an activism angle, go ahead with a new thread.