{"id":9526,"date":"2014-01-01T13:02:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T18:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2014-01-01T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T18:03:16","slug":"nra-takes-shot-and-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9526","title":{"rendered":"NRA takes shot and misses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Caller is running an op-ed by Chris Cox<\/a>, “Bloomberg leaves office today, protected by firearms<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a> leaves office today he will enter civilian life protected by firearms. \u00a0The same man who has spent much of his career and personal fortune trying to render good, law-abiding men and women defenseless, will now surround himself with a team of armed bodyguards …\u00a0Bloomberg\u2019s hypocrisy validates what five million NRA<\/a> members and tens of millions of gun owners already know: The freedom to own and carry firearms is essential to our fundamental right of self-defense …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On technical merit, this is absolutely correct. \u00a0Bloomberg is being hypocritical. \u00a0What nobody at NRA seems to understand is:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bloomberg does not care.<\/li>\n
  2. Area politicians don’t care.<\/li>\n
  3. Area media don’t care<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Silly attempted PR stunts like this accomplish nothing. \u00a0If NRA wants to be taken seriously in NYC, they have to become part of the political process just like every other (mostly leftist) interest groups does: give money to politicians, rate candidates and talk to the press about the issues.<\/p>\n