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NRA needs you help...send money

Bob: These guys never quit. I think the NRA is its own worst enemy. But hey, if works, just keep saying the jackbooted Democrats are going to take away all guns. NRA Sounds Alarm of Not-So-Imminent Threat By Jeffrey H. BirnbaumTuesday, January 2, 2007; Page A15 In lobbying, a threat is good for business, whether it's genuine or not. This might help to explain the dire warnings being issued by the National Rifle Association as the Democrats prepare to take control of Congress this week. "The new leadership could be one of the most unfriendly to the National Rifle Association," declared Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the NRA. "If there's an effort to pursue gun control, we will mount an active defense." The famously combative lobby, with 4 million members, is displeased with the voting histories of Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats in the House and is putting them on notice that it won't tolerate passage of anti-gun measures....