The National Rifle Association may be the official whipping boy of the national media these days, but Alan Gottlieb seems to have had a good time in Houston this past weekend. In fact, The Second Amendment Foundation’s taken the time to issue a press release congratulating the NRA on a very successful shindig . . .
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today congratulated the National Rifle Association for its record-breaking turnout over the weekend at the 142nd annual meetings in Houston, Tex.
“With a turnout of more than 86,000 members and guests, many of whom became new members, the NRA can be justifiably proud,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb, himself an NRA Life member. “It sends a strong signal to the gun prohibition lobby that America’s firearms owners are more committed than ever to protect their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.”
Gottlieb also offered sincere congratulations to Jim Porter, the newly-elected NRA president, succeeding Gottlieb’s longtime friend David Keene.
“There is no doubt that Jim Porter is devoted to protecting the Second Amendment,” Gottlieb stated. “We offer him our best wishes and hopes for a very successful presidency.”
SAF exhibited at the event and staff was in attendance at the members’ meeting, and Gottlieb noted that Houston made all NRA members feel very welcome.
“Without doubt,” he said, “this was a truly well-organized gathering, and considering the turnout, NRA staff clearly did a monumental job.
“We’re looking forward to late September,” he concluded, “when SAF and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms will be back in Houston for the 27th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference. After this weekend’s remarkable experience, it’s certain that Texans are not only ready to stand and fight to protect their firearms rights, but they will, as always, fight to win.”
How bizarre — a wingnut circle jerk at a crime scene. I’m sure they’ll have their next one at Ford’s Theater.
If they ban hunting the state should re-introduce the Grizzly Bear and the Dire Wolf (to keep the cougar population in check[call back to the Fienstein scrotum comments])
I wonder if any of the people touting the 99% common sense Americans notice the “142nd” in front of NRA ANNUAL meeting?
What on earth do these lawmakers do in their spare time? They seem to do everything in their power to ban things people find enjoyable, so what do they consider appropriate leisure activity?
That’s crazy. I could never imagine thinking that keeping my gun under my pillow would be a good idea. There are all sorts of compact gun safes available now, and virtually everyone has a nightstand. There’s no excuse for that kind of negligence.
I’m pretty confident there are qualified machinists outside the state of NY. I also strongly believe Remington could find a much cheaper (and friendlier) state to do business in. It would be a win-win. Offer relocation services for your best employees. They should leap at the chance to leave the USSR, I mean NY, and move somewhere cheaper and friendlier to their company.
Of course Remington can always stay. They don’t make anything I can’t buy from someone else in a better state so that as little as possible of my money is moving into the coffers of a place like NY. Regardless, for now, until the states laws change or Remington moves they won’t be getting anymore of my money. (shrug) Just too easy to spend it with someone else.
What I’d really like to see is for every single gun and ammo manufacturer to grow a spine and refuse to sell to the government until all anti-gun laws are repealed.
Yes, you beat up Joe Manchin. Shake him enough and maybe you can get a coherent sentence out of him,
Jeez.
Did you really just say you prefer a 1911 over a glock or m&p because you are worried about reliability?
I am now proud of my state, they have started on the path to redemption from providing CCW permits information to the federal government.