{"id":1892,"date":"2010-07-12T13:41:27","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T17:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2010-07-12T13:45:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T17:45:45","slug":"not-a-conservative-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1892","title":{"rendered":"Not a conservative issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some conservatives are upset<\/a> over the possibility that the NRA<\/a> may endorse Harry Reid<\/a> for re-election. \u00a0Over at Red State\u00a0Erick Erickson whines<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… \u00a0these days I cringe when I see good conservatives with their lifetime member sticker from the NRA on the back of their cars …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This may come as a shock to some, but the NRA is not<\/span> a conservative group nor do conservatives own the gun rights issue. \u00a0This is especially true in New York where top ticket candidates Rick Lazio<\/a> and Dan Donovan<\/a>, both of whom have been endorsed by the state Conservative Party<\/a>, are flaming antigunners. \u00a0I know Democrat party functionaries who are members of NRA and who support liberal candidates. \u00a0They are as much a part of the NRA family as the next guy and ought to be treated as such.<\/p>\n

The NRA is a single issue advocacy group. \u00a0Like it or not Harry Reid has been generally supportive of gun rights during his tenure in the Senate<\/a>. \u00a0I would not personally endorse him as I think he’s going to lose badly, but if NRA does go with him as a Patron Life Member I’m not going to get bent out of shape over it.<\/p>\n