Americans Flock to Get on NRA Blacklist

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=4&u=/nm/20031029/od_nm/blacklist_dc

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Most blacklists are designed to intimidate. But thousands of Americans are clamoring to join one drawn up by the National Rifle Association.

Actor Dustin Hoffman was so dismayed to find his name missing from the NRA's shadowy 19-page list of U.S. companies, celebrities, and news organizations seen as lending support to anti-gun policies that he wrote to the powerful pro-gun lobby group begging to be included.

"As a supporter of comprehensive anti-gun safety measures, I was deeply disappointed when I discovered my name was not on the list," Hoffman wrote in a letter to the NRA that was released on Tuesday.

"I was particularly surprised by the omission given my opposition to the loophole that makes it legal for 18- to 20-year-olds to buy handguns at gun shows," he added.

"What the site ( http://www.NRAblacklist.com ) tries to do is turn it into a badge of honor to get on the blacklist by saying 'Hey Julia Roberts is on the blacklist. Why don't you join it?.' It's been incredibly successful. Since we have launched, 25,000 people have signed on to ask to be put on the blacklist," said Wendy Katz, spokesperson for the group.

[MrBenchley]

1. Don't miss yesterday's hilarious take on the subject....

"Upon looking at the list I realized just what a service the NRA has performed for those who value their Second Amendment rights. I mean without the NRA to tell you otherwise, you might be under the impression that Olympic figure-skating champion Tara Lipinski and Tampa Bay wide-receiver Keyshawn Johnson were just harmless if talented professional athletes. How wrong you are - they're on the list so they're after your guns. Remember Heisman Trophy winner and pro quarterback Doug Flutie? Well don't trust him with your Glock or you just might find yourself disarmed. "

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/10/28_britney.html

or Bob Boudelang's endorsement of it...

"Fortunately the Natural Rifle Association and Charlatan Heston have put together a list of people to hate for patriotic Americans like myself who love guns. It is filled with shrill extremist hate mongers like Hallmark Cards and Jane Pauley. "

http://www.democraticunderground.com/bob/03/88.html

[Fescue4u]

2. Why shouldnt 18 year old be able to buy hand guns?

Seems kinda silly when they can join the military and be required to carry and shoot'm at innocent Iraqis.

I did get an email though from the NRA. Apparently they are starting up another list as well that is Pro civil rights (aka pro 2nd ammendment).

So, I guess there's 2 lists, one for folks who oppose civil rights and one for folks who believe in them.

I won't sign up for either though, cause I don't want the spam.

[northzax]

3. can't drink either. life's so unfair.

I'm sorry, but if we, as a society, have decided we can't trust you with a miller lite, you shouldn't be anywhere near a handgun.

[MrBenchley]

4. Too too funny

"I guess there's 2 lists, one for folks who oppose civil rights and one for folks who believe in them."
Gee, funny how all of these folks are on the gun nuts' list of those who don't believe in civil rights...

American Bar Association
American Civil Liberties Union
American Medical Association
National Education Association
Common Cause
Children s Defense Fund
American Association of Retired Persons
American Ethical Union
American Federation of Teachers
College Democrats of America
Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Consumer Federation of America
Int'l Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
League of Women Voters of the United States
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth
National Council of La Raza
National Council of Negro Women
National Council on Family Relations
National Education Association
National Political Congress of Black Women
National Parent, Teachers Association
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Urban Coalition
National Urban League, Inc.
Women's National Democratic Club"

Wow, what a ruthless freedom-hating bunch of despots...NOT.

For the RKBA crowd, THESE are the sort of folks defending "our" civil rights....

"The so-called gun control bill enacted by the government is nothing but anti-self defense laws designed to disarm law abiding citizens. The right to own guns as guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the United States Constitution must be protected. Gun ownership is NOT a privilege, it’s a CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHT!!! The Texas Knights work to completely restore the right of all law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms."

http://www.texaskkk.com/platform.htm

"Jews Launch Campaign To Destroy NRA
Complain That Group Is Accurately Reporting Their Anti-Gun Views
Note that the Jewish groups named are not surprised at being called anti-gun, because they are anti-gun, so what are the Jews complaining about again? Are they just writing the article in an attempt to demonize the NRA, while having no substance to it?"

http://www.overthrow.com/lsn/news.asp?articleID=6108

"It's interesting to note that the media spokesman chosen by the NRA to address the Jew-heavy 'blacklist' -- Ted Novin -- is also a Jew.
Translation: we're pissed that the NRA is savvy enough to know the old political rule - always fight fire with fire.
What is actually interesting to note is that when the NRA makes a list of gun-haters and the list is disproportionately Jewish, Jews call the NRA Jew-haters, rather than admit that Jews are gun-haters."

http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=94651

[slackmaster]

6. Same reason a 39-year-old can't run for President

Rules is rules.

[JaneQPublic]

7. Actually...

...35 is the minimum age to be president, according to Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution.

[quinnox]

5. Don't show this report to

NRA "A rated" Dean, heh.