NRA members don't think Obama supports the 2nd amendment,But Can't Explain Why

[democracy1st]

Run time: 01:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plIzJe_3DMY   Posted on YouTube: April 30, 2011 By YouTube Member: ThinkProgressVideo Views on YouTube: 141   Posted on DU: May 02, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 997

 
ThinkProgress filed this report from Pittsburgh, PA at the NRA’s annual convention.

President Obama has repeatedly said, while campaigning for the White House, and as president, that he firmly supports Americans’ right to own guns. As recently as last March, the subject came up during a press conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon because of the large flow of American-made weapons going to drug cartels there. “I believe in the Second Amendment,” Obama said. “It does provide for Americans the right to bear arms for their protection, for their safety, for hunting, for a wide range of uses.”

Yet, the National Rifle Association instructs its members not to believe Obama’s words. Based on interviews ThinkProgress conducted with NRA members at the group’s annual conference in Pittsburgh this weekend, their strategy is working quite well

Thinkprogress also talked to gun industry CEOs Ronnie Barrett and Pete Brownell, who are both on the NRA’s board of directors (listen to clips of the interviews here and here). Predictably, Barrett and Brownell said they don’t think Obama believes in the Second Amendment, but they couldn’t offer any evidence to support that view.

Even though gun regulations have actually loosened since Obama took office, Brownell wasn’t buying it. “I wouldn’t argue that,” he said. And when asked for specific pieces of legislation that have restricted gun rights, Brownell paused and then simply said, “The NRA has done a great job making America aware of what legislators are trying to do in banning firearms.”

As for Barrett, he outright acknowledged that the “perception” that Obama doesn’t support gun rights “goes a long way”:

TP: So you said that actions are different than words, in terms of what Obama said about the Second Amendment. Have you seen any action that maybe perhaps leads him away, leads you to believe that he doesn’t support it?

BARRETT: I have but I’m not ready to get into that right now. I just don’t feel real good about it and perception goes a long way doesn’t it.

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/01/nra-barrett-obama/

[Frances]

1. I think NRA will have a harder time convincing non-members

that Obama is soft on guns after tonight's announcement about bin Ladin.

[provis99]

2. the NRA membership is a bunch of right-wing idiots.

Regardless of what the NRA executive does or who they endorse, the average NRA member is a teabagging clown and moron.

[mwb970]

7. They used to be a gun-safety and target-practice group.

Now they are a far-right-wing propaganda outlet obsessed with eventually having every American armed and dangerous at all times. Wha' hoppen?

[Zambero]

3. All talking points

No thinking points

[burning rain]

4. Because he's not only a Democrat, but a negro?

Let us be frank about the mindset of right-wingers.

[Enthusiast]

6. Negros don't have second amendment rights

in the mind of the NRA. Let's get that straight too. I'm just saying.

[freshwest]

5. They need to visit the Gungeon at DU.

:rofl:

[Generic Other]

8. They sure don't back up anythng they say with evidence

I guess all they need is a firearm to convince us they are right.

[vduhr]

9. These people are only parroting talking points...

They are right-wing authoritarian followers and haven't the capacity to know why they believe what they do. They can only believe what they are told to believe.