NRA - Power for Power's Sake

The NRA came into being as a benign promoter of sportsmen. Things began to change in reaction to a trend seen in the 1960's and 1970's when the people of this country, not the government, began favoring limiting gun ownership to law enforcement and sportsmen sought to protect their ability to hunt and target shoot in earnest. In response the NRA grew and became progressively more political and more right leaning.

Today we must ask -  Is the NRA still a coalition of sportsmen, or has it morphed into a political powerhouse in and of itself,  consumed with power and its own existence? If it is the latter then it has become perverse, no longer serving anyone's best interests other than itself. 

Examining the NRA's modern day record it becomes clear that any common sense gun control measure is seen as an affront to the NRA's power, whether or not it constitutes a real threat to sportsmen. Defeating any common sense gun control legislation then, has become a measure of the NRA's influence and control - the legislation a threat to its very existence that must be defeated, no matter what. 

The NRA's reason for existence is no longer about promoting gun enthusiasts. It is about power and self-survival. As such it is perverse, destructive, anti-society, and therefore must be stopped.