Comments on: Are Conservatives a Minority http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/01/24/are-conservatives-a-minority/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/01/24/are-conservatives-a-minority/#comment-18186 Sebastian Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:52:14 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2504#comment-18186 The big obstacle NRA faces is a media culture that's actively hostile to firearms and people who use them for sport and self-protection. The big obstacle NRA faces is a media culture that’s actively hostile to firearms and people who use them for sport and self-protection.

]]> By: mostlygenius http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/01/24/are-conservatives-a-minority/#comment-18184 mostlygenius Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:34:21 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2504#comment-18184 I think that your response is spot on. While the NRA does a decent job of championing the larger issues politically, I don't think they are very effective socially. People without any real position on 2A issues tend to default to being anti-gun because of the disinformation of the anti-gun groups. The VPC and their ilk have effectively painted a picture of the NRA as a drunken, armed, rednecks. Because of the associated stigma, many people don't want to communicate (at least openly) about their decision to own firearms. I think that your response is spot on. While the NRA does a decent job of championing the larger issues politically, I don’t think they are very effective socially.

People without any real position on 2A issues tend to default to being anti-gun because of the disinformation of the anti-gun groups. The VPC and their ilk have effectively painted a picture of the NRA as a drunken, armed, rednecks.

Because of the associated stigma, many people don’t want to communicate (at least openly) about their decision to own firearms.

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