NRA On The Hot Seat - Exposed or Attacked?

[Tradewind]

the distressing incongruity of replying to a puerile post

 

[Losing_Sanity]

Completely baffled with BS...

 

[beginnerhunter]

This is why I keep coming back here, despite all the jerks.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Irrelevant]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...8d8bb1df986_story.html?utm_term=.a0939a7f3998

 

[Losing_Sanity]

With the turmoil in the NRA, it seems Uncle Ted is recommending joining the United States Concealed Carry Association. He said, "you should really join the United States Concealed Carry Association like my family has! They will insure & cover us when we legitimately use our concealed weapons to save lives. Their magazine is amazing and they have great gun and equipment giveaways. USCCA 1-877-677-1919".
Whats your (respectful) thoughts?

 

[Irrelevant]

If Uncle Ted turns south, I'm turning north. It's my 14th universal law in my life.

 

[Ben Lamb]

How the heck did I get dragged into this mishegoss?

 

[BrentD]

Gee whiz, Lamb, I had to look that one up. Hard to retain new vocabulary on a Friday.

 

[Tradewind]

How the heck did I get dragged into this mishegoss?

Proximity

 

[Deleted member 28227]

How the heck did I get dragged into this mishegoss?

 

[beginnerhunter]

With the turmoil in the NRA, it seems Uncle Ted is recommending joining the United States Concealed Carry Association. He said, "you should really join the United States Concealed Carry Association like my family has! They will insure & cover us when we legitimately use our concealed weapons to save lives. Their magazine is amazing and they have great gun and equipment giveaways. USCCA 1-877-677-1919".
Whats your (respectful) thoughts?

I'm sure that's a very respectable organization but his pitch sounds suspiciously like Carry Guard™.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I would avoid ANYTHING endorsed by Ted the lunatic like the plague!

 

[Losing_Sanity]

I am aware that their are a lot of folks that don't much care for Ted. I'm not trying to insult anyone. I guess I should have left that part out. Maybe United States Concealed Carry Association is a good organization that can be considered, that's my curiosity. I'm not trying to support or uplift Ted. I suppose if we avoid anything endorsed by ted, we may as well stop hunting to because he endorse hunting as well. While we are at it, stop listening to music, stop buying hunting equipment endorsed by him like arrows, stop contributing to the charities he contributes to, and the list goes on. I'm not going to stop buying gas because someone I don't care for buys the same gas. Hating someone, and/or not agreeing with someone doesn't mean stop utilizing the things that he/she are associated with or uses too.
The question is/was about the organization.
Sorry, that's my opinion...

 

[Deleted member 28227]

 

[Ben Lamb]

Can't stand Ted's politics or personality , but still blast stranglehold when it comes in.

Good post, losing.

 

[Potsie]

I am aware that their are a lot of folks that don't much care for Ted. I'm not trying to insult anyone. I guess I should have left that part out. Maybe United States Concealed Carry Association is a good organization that can be considered, that's my curiosity. I'm not trying to support or uplift Ted. I suppose if we avoid anything endorsed by ted, we may as well stop hunting to because he endorse hunting as well. While we are at it, stop listening to music, stop buying hunting equipment endorsed by him like arrows, stop contributing to the charities he contributes to, and the list goes on. I'm not going to stop buying gas because someone I don't care for buys the same gas. Hating someone, and/or not agreeing with someone doesn't mean stop utilizing the things that he/she are associated with or uses too.
The question is/was about the organization.
Sorry, that's my opinion...

See that's where I differ. In my opinion, Ted is an @ss. I genuinely hope at some time in my life I get to see him fade completely away from the 2A, hunting, and outdoor industry. If I choose to not give my hard earned money to USCCA because they paid Ted to endorse them, it's because I'm voting with my dollar. My wife and I also give monthly to several other 501(c)3 charities that deal with causes we feel strongly about... but... BUT... if any of them paid money (which hypothetically could be my $1) to that pant soiling, draft dodging, POACHER, they would not see a single dime from me ever again. I've been a member of RMEF since I was 8... that's 32 years of support over some years where $35 wasn't an expenditure coming out of petty cash... it meant something. If RMEF put him on their board, or sponsored his TV show, or whatever, good bye RMEF membership.

The statements about not supporting hunting because hunting is endorsed by Ted is a logical fallacy in my mind. Hunting isn't an organization. Hunting is a big ol general term. I don't have any clue what kind of arrows he shoots, but if he's on someones payroll for that endorsement, I'm out. I'm not stopping buying gas because someone I don't care for buys the same gas, I'm choosing to vote with my dollars and buy the same product (gas) from someone else. Chevron/Shell/BP doesn't matter... my truck burns it just the same.

That's just my humble opinion though. More often than not, I'm wrong. The older I get, the smarter I used to be.

 

[Tradewind]

Can't stand Ted's politics or personality , but still blast stranglehold when it comes in.

Good post, losing.

"when in doubt, I whip it out,
got me a rock n' roll band,
it's a free for all"

 

[BrentD]

backofbeyond, you ain't wrong this time. Nicely done and right on target.

 

[Trial153]

I can pass on supporting Teds “hunting” as well....if you consider shooting farm animals in enclosures hunting.