At 10:31 AM 2/8/99 -0800, Brian wrote:
>
>I remember the first day I joined the NRA, The local propagandist
>paper the "Chicago Suntimes" had a full page add by Sarah Brady
>saying "Help me fight the NRA".
>
>Five minutes later, I called and became a member of the NRA then
>NRA/ILA, and gave seven of my friends guest memberships for a year.
Although I have always been "pro-gun", it wasn't until the rabid anti-gun movement took off that I actually started purchasing them. In fact, I have a lot of friends who purchased their first gun *because* of the gun control movement.
And of course, it is a short step between purchasing your first gun and becoming a collector. While I have no specific evidence to back it up, I believe that gun control activism may have actually increased the penetration of gun ownership in several segments of society by motivating many individuals who otherwise would not have purchased them.
>I've been an off again on again member ever since. I went out and
>made some new purchases a few weeks ago, (Remmington 870 12 GA
>Marine Magnum and HK USP 9mm) just in case.
Nice choices (says I, owner of three HK USPs among other things). :^)
>I may have to send the
>NRA a check too, and maybe the ILA as well (and get my beeper back
>;) ).
(I am going to relabel this as OT for the sake of the list)
Regards,
-James Rogers (closet gun collector and enthusiast) jamesr@best.com