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It takes a tremendous amount of money to thwart gun control measures, especially when the anti's have access to virtually unlimited funds from George Soros. Well run campaigns also have significant lead-time requirements which means the money must be available long before the first anti-gun bills are filed. I won't insult anyone's intelligence by saying the NRA isn't trying to solicit funds from it's members, but without it, the Second Amendment battle is lost. No other organization has the NRA's impact on legislation and this is proven by the fact that we only see the NRA vilified by the Brady Campaign, Feinstein, Schumer, McCarthy, McCain, Conyers and many other anti-gunners. This power comes from two elements, members and money.

We don’t yet know precisely what legislation the anti-gunners are going to push first, but we do know this much, their agenda has not changed. They will be asking their extremists in Washington to test the waters with anti-gun bills. Right now many Democrats remember 1994 well and are reluctant to push for gun control measures, but if the NRA isn’t prepared to respond swiftly and dramatically to anything and everything that is floated as a test, then the Democratic Party leaders will have an easier job of convincing their members that the time has come for “common sense� gun “safety� laws. (You will never hear the anti's referring to "gun control," only "common sense laws" and "gun safety" laws.) If there is any doubt, just wait for the first school shooting after the Dems take over in the House and Senate.

I’m not preaching this simply because I am on the NRA Board of Directors (BOD). I was heavily involved in working on pro-gun legislation and working against anti-gun legislation for over twenty-five years before I was elected to the BOD in 2001. During those years, I knew that it took a lot of money to fight anti-gun bills, but when I was elected to the BOD, I gained a greater appreciation for the huge amount of money required and a far greater appreciation for the NRA members who wrote those $25, $50 and $100 checks to defend the Second Amendment.

I know, I sound like a Baptist preacher. Well, I am Baptist, I’m not a preacher, and I admit to being passionate about the issue.

Chas.