As the NRA flounders, some upstart pro-gun groups see an opportunity to become the nation’s most influential gun rights organization.
As the National Rifle Association flounders, some upstart pro-gun groups see an opportunity to become the nation’s most influential gun rights organization.
The Second Amendment Foundation and its advocacy wing, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have each seen donations increase 20 to 25 percent from April to July, compared with the same period in 2018, in part because of the controversies surrounding the NRA, said Gottlieb. He would not provide detailed accounting of the donations.
“There’s no doubt that an NRA that is somewhat distracted with internal issues is a less effective advocate,” said Chris Wilson, a veteran GOP pollster. “Various other groups are trying to step up, but it takes years to build the kinds of lists and member relationships that the NRA has. So no one else is going to be able to mobilize the kind of effort that the NRA normally would.”
The decline “all began when the NRA came in with a weak response to Parkland,” said Michael Hammond, legislative counsel of Gun Owners of America, referencing the mass shooting at a Florida high school last year that left 17 people dead. “I think that the recent financial troubles people would forgive. But I don’t think they forgive what they view as a weakness on Second Amendment issues.”
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