After Sandy Hook, NRA Told Gun Makers LaPierre Would Handle It

[DonViejo]

ERIC LACH MARCH 14, 2013, 11:59 AM

Does the National Rifle Association take orders from the gun industry? Or is it the other way around?

According to a new BloombergBusinessweek article, the relationship between the country’s most visible gun rights advocacy organization and the industry itself is more complex than commonly understood. In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, for instance, executives from major U.S gun makers contacted the NRA, looking for help handling the public-relations crisis.

“[T]he NRA reassured nervous gun company reps that they could stand down, according to people familiar with the situation,” reporter Paul Barrett wrote in the article published on Thursday. “[NRA chief Wayne] LaPierre would handle it.”

Gun companies have given millions of dollars to the NRA over the years, but according to Barrett, the NRA maintains quite a bit of power over its donors:

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/lapierre_nra_gun_industry.php?ref=fpb

Link to full BloombergBusinessweek article:
Why Gun Makers Fear the NRA
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/why-gun-makers-fear-the-nra

[sharp_stick]

1. The NRA is nothing but a lobbying

arm of the gun industry. They've been nothing but a lobbying arm of the industry since Wayne LaPierre took his position back in the 90's. Maybe even earlier than that but that's as far back as I've gone.

I finally gave up my membership about 12 or 13 years ago because of it.