Recalling Jackson Isn’t Worth It

I notice that there’s a Jackson recall petition out there. I would highly urge everyone to not vote for Joaquin Jackson in the next election, but this recall provision is a bad idea and I’ll tell you why. It’s an election year, which means the NRA is going to need to spend a lot of … Continue reading “Recalling Jackson Isn’t Worth It”

Can Board Members Speak for NRA?

For folks who don’t know much about how NRA works internally, I can probably explain this Politics Daily article, and also what’s appearing over at Bucks Right. NRA’s internal board rules (which are set by the Board itself, as an elected body) prevent Board members from speaking on behalf of the organization. This is longstanding … Continue reading “Can Board Members Speak for NRA?”

Board Candidates

I don’t really want to tell folks who to vote for, and who not to vote for, but since the Nominating Committee has decided to keep him on the ballot, I thought I’d remind everyone of this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSGySNLyACE[/youtube] Joaquin Jackson is hardly anti-gun. I’d classify him as having varied beliefs on the topic much like … Continue reading “Board Candidates”

Not Feeling the Unity

JPFO has picked up on the Joaquin Jackson thing. I have a long standing policy of not supporting groups that attack other pro-gun groups, so I was disappointed to see this: It’s time to “Humiliate and Repudiate” Joaquin Jackson and the NRA. Go to http://www.jpfo.org/handbill-joaquin.jpg to see our latest handbill. Print it out and distribute … Continue reading “Not Feeling the Unity”

Zumbo II?

A lot of people on forums have been pointing out this video by Joaquin Jackson: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=uSGySNLyACE[/youtube] Jackson released a statement through NRA about this video here, where he says: In the interview, when asked about my views of “assault weapons,” I was talking about true assault weapons – fully automatic firearms. I was not speaking, … Continue reading “Zumbo II?”