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Backfire: NRA shatters fundraising records during intense media/political attacks

Harshaw said:
They linked to McClatchy in the article.

NRA out-raised gun control groups one month after Parkland | McClatchy Washington Bureau

McClatchy, in turn, linked to FEC filings:

FEC Disclosure Form 3X for National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund
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So from reading the article provided by you 1.9 million of the 2.4 million that was donated was donated by individuals from the look of it. Not corporations. So much for gun manufacturers being their biggest donors huh?
 
Kal'Stang said:
So from reading the article provided by you 1.9 million of the 2.4 million that was donated was donated by individuals from the look of it. Not corporations. So much for gun manufacturers being their biggest donors huh?
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Those (the $1.9 million) are donations from individuals who donated less than $200. The bulk of the rest also came from individuals, but they donated MORE than $200. $250 seems to be a common sum.

You can look at all of them here:

Schedule A for ALL Line #'s
 
I finally took the plunge and became a lifetime member of the great NRA! Thank God someone's keeping an eye on these gun grabbers!
 
The more people killed in high profile shootings the more money the NRA brings in. I don’t believe the NRA wants more shootings, but they benefit nonetheless from them.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
The more people killed in high profile shootings the more money the NRA brings in. I don’t believe the NRA wants more shootings, but they benefit nonetheless from them.
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It's not so much the shooting event that causes the increase but the predictable and predatorial response by the various leftist groups, politicians, and pundits that always want to use a the corpses of the tragedy to push anti-gun legislation.
 
Fishking said:
It's not so much the shooting event that causes the increase but the predictable and predatorial response by the various leftist groups, politicians, and pundits that always want to use a the corpses of the tragedy to push anti-gun legislation.
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Not to mention that the Parkland shooting was followed by unusually heightened, and unusually crass, direct attacks on the NRA, which corresponds to this donation time period.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
The more people killed in high profile shootings the more money the NRA brings in. I don’t believe the NRA wants more shootings, but they benefit nonetheless from them.
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That is due to the anti-2nd amendment people calling for more gun control after these mass shootings. If you want to dry up the gun sales and the money to the NRA then the Nancy Pelosi's, Chuck Schumers and other anti-2nd amendment politicians of the country need to quit yelling for more gun control.
 
Although the liberals - in general - are averse to guns, they nevertheless always hit the target when they shoot themselves in the foot.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
The more people killed in high profile shootings the more money the NRA brings in. I don’t believe the NRA wants more shootings, but they benefit nonetheless from them.
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Actually, it's the reaction of the anti-gunners immediately following every high profile shooting that is a revenue generator. The anti-gunners are their own worst enemy.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
The more people killed in high profile shootings the more money the NRA brings in. I don’t believe the NRA wants more shootings, but they benefit nonetheless from them.
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that is only due to the pavlovian drooling of gun banners who use the massacre of white children to call for gun bans. If the anti gun left kept their bangasms under control, the NRA wouldn't get those bumps
 
apdst said:
Actually, it's the reaction of the anti-gunners immediately following every high profile shooting that is a revenue generator. The anti-gunners are their own worst enemy.
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The gun rubbers paranoia kicks in and they part with their cash.
 
It's a weird response.

Like it's one thing to say one way or another you agree with gun rights or not.

But if you as a society, after a bunch of kids get shot, buy guns at record rates and throw money at what is not a rights group, but an industry lobbying group at record rates, there's something wrong with your country.

I like firearms, I enjoy shooting, I wouldn't go so far as to say I'd like to own one, but I don't have an issue with ownership, but as for the above, that's not something a normal society should do, it's bizarre and only in a right wing bubble universe is it thought to be an appropriate response to such an incident.
 
Spartacus FPV said:
Its not paranoia when its provoked by talk of prohibitions and limitations.
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Words. The US has the most lax gun laws in the developed world......but you act like they are banning every gun tomorrow
 
vegas giants said:
Words. The US has the most lax gun laws in the developed world......but you act like they are banning every gun tomorrow
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But, it makes for good fund raising. And it makes them feel better after maiming, murders and mass shootings.
 
Parrish said:
But, it makes for good fund raising. And it makes them feel better after maiming, murders and mass shootings.
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do you really believe the idiocy you spew? the people who revel over massacres are those who use the blood of the victims to try to blot out the second amendment. and MOST of the shooters identify with your side of the political aisle, not ours
 
Parrish said:
But, it makes for good fund raising. And it makes them feel better after maiming, murders and mass shootings.
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Nothing washes off the blood like a big guilt donation
 
itsforthekids said:
I finally took the plunge and became a lifetime member of the great NRA! Thank God someone's keeping an eye on these gun grabbers!
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NRA is good but in my opinion GOA is better. The only problem with GOA is it doesn't have the membership levels and finances of the NRA.
 
TurtleDude said:
do you really believe the idiocy you spew? the people who revel over massacres are those who use the blood of the victims to try to blot out the second amendment. and MOST of the shooters identify with your side of the political aisle, not ours
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So, you are defending mass murder as a right. Thanks for your honesty.
 
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