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To: Lane3 who wrote (94684)	1/11/2005 8:49:06 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793782

Human nature to let others shoulder the burden. The feeling that the NRA already has plenty of money to pursue its goals. Fear of being shamed by liberal friends and relatives who find the magazine in their house. Membership gets lost in the chaos of everyday live.

To: Lane3 who wrote (94684)	1/11/2005 9:25:34 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793782

From Sullivan via Howard Kurtz << Andrew Sullivan picks up on a National Review posting about the governor of Massachusetts, a likely '08 prospect: "Mitt Romney is going to have a hard time connecting with the social conservative base of the party given his Mormon faith -- just a fact of life. For what it's worth. . . . " -- a GOP insider as reported by Rich Lowry in NRO. Lowry clarified with another less pronounced euphemism: 'Yes, the point that insider I cited earlier was making was that a Mormon would have trouble connecting with the evangelical Christian base of the party.' "It's not a big deal, but it is interesting as an indicator of what the GOP now is: a sectarian base with political outreach. 'Trouble connecting . . . ?' Translation: a Mormon would not be accepted by the evangelical Christian base of the GOP because he's a . . . Mormon. When your base is sectarian, it's not surprising they have sectarian preferences. A simple question: will someone not 'born again' be able to be a Republican candidate for president in the near future? The answer isn't obvious.">> washingtonpost.com

To: Lane3 who wrote (94684)	1/11/2005 2:18:04 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 793782

There are a million reasons why people who support their goals don't join the NRA. What do you think might be the primary ones? Just curious 1 - Lack of desire to spend any time, effort, or money on any cause even if they sort of support it and/or it's agenda. This one effects lots of groups not just the NRA. 2 - The feeling that the NRA already has a lot of money, or the idea of "what could one more membership do". This is related to #1, but is more specific. 3 - Misunderstanding of what the NRA is pushing for. For example the NRA was against the "assault weapons" ban so a lot of people think the NRA supports making automatic weapons fully legal and unrestricted. It doesn't, and the ban had nothing to do with such weapons but a lot of people don't know that. 4 - Related to #3, a lot of moderate people may have heard the demonization of the NRA by the anti-gun crowd and so avoid becoming a member because they think the NRA is something awful or because they feel that their friends will not approve. Edit - I was a member of the NRA for two years but didn't renew. Perhaps I will. Tim