NRA Declines attending CCN's Townhall?

[R-Cubed]

Yes ...uninformed. Apologies for the confusion, thanks for correcting. I edited the original post as well.

[skyscraper]

Good decision not to show up. Its rigged against their favor and subject to editing.

[skyscraper]

I agree it would most likely be more balanced but who would watch it? People already on their side.

I think their ads are brilliant, but they don't need to convince me. Most of the uniformed public has bought into the vilification of the NRA and would not even consider watching one of those ads.

Some of those people will watch tomorrow and any opportunity to give them a dose of truth is lost.

Thats not true. Give more credit to the people... they aren't buying the BS. The NRA has a 58% positive rating and the momentum has been shifting towards gun rights for a while. Most are not easily fooled. The people against the NRA have been that way for a long time.

[R-Cubed]

CNN is touting Republican support for obama on this measure (wonder how they asked that question)

They could ask something like..."Do you think violent criminals should be able to purchase guns over the internet without a background check?"...No, then you support the President's executive action.

With no advocate for the gun's right side lies like this will be held up as fact.

[philobeddoe]

I know I don't pay NRA dues for them to go TV to argue with statists, marxists and useful idiots, that's not their job.

[R-Cubed]

Not trying to be a smart a**, but isn't appealing a case to the 9th circuit the same thing arguing; statists, Marxists, and useful idiots?

Alright, maybe I was a little bit.

[Johnny_Utah]

I know I don't pay NRA dues for them to go TV to argue with statists, marxists and useful idiots, that's not their job.

While I respect your opinion, I think it would be important for SOMEONE who is an advocate for 2A rights to represent us. Otherwise, all the blatant lies that they spew will go unchallenged. THAT pisses me off.

[stix213]

On average no one watches CNN. People would have tuned in just to watch what the NRA would have to say, people from both sides, but now with only one side represented it will have the viewership of a Republican debate where Trump doesn't show up.

Correct move from the NRA IMO. They would have just been there to be a punching bag. No actual debate was going to be allowed, and no one at CNN or watching buys into ideals of individual liberty anyway.

[bountyhunter]

While I respect your opinion, I think it would be important for SOMEONE who is an advocate for 2A rights to represent us. Otherwise, all the blatant lies that they spew will go unchallenged.

+1 Exactly.

[Brute]

NRA rejects invite to talk gun laws with Obama at Town Hall!

Why would the NRA not participate? Your thought?

[PeteJE]

Because they're a disingenuous group with agendas and not interested in any participation of real policy. They just want to maintain their straw men to support the gun marketplace. Framing it around their view of 2a under attack must be protected, and not shown as the bs argument that it really is.

[bwiese]

This question has been asked/answered before, a coupla years ago.

Why would you go on an attack venue when the stage is set against
you to be a punching bag? It is not a sincere discussion.

CNN is not fair and balanced and debate rules will NOT apply;
it is about selling airtime/ads and controversy instead of moderated
debate gets more viewers.

Several years ago, after a court decision, an NRA staffer I know was contacted by media
for interview. They also asked him to locate an NRA dissenter, "dressed in camoflauge."




PeteJE -- you're wrong. NRA has little to do with gun marketplace other
than saving the right itself (and bailing out the NSSF when needed; gun mfgrs are represented by the
NSSF.

There need not be any "policy change" to support a fundamental civil right other than avoiding
obstructing it.

Who the hell are you anyway?

[oddball]

Because they're a disingenuous group with agendas and not interested in any participation of real policy. They just want to maintain their straw men to support the gun marketplace. Framing it around their view of 2a under attack must be protected, and not shown as the bs argument that it really is.

Based on your newbie status, you're a troll or a genuinely moronic gun owner. Pick one.

To the more intelligent members; the "townhall" audience was handpicked. By invitation only. Why would anyone of any smarts go to it? I have not seen one second of it because it is only a propaganda broadcast to push gun control. It is a government sponsored (yes, including CNN) infomercial on leftist crap about firearms.

[merrill]

Why? So they can be his public whipping boy for the TV cameras. No, better to let Obama go about his feckless ways without helping him.

[JustHitIt]

Its amazing, one's point of view against another gets name calling and bashing, weren't we all a newbie at one time or another?? Just because one have made millions of comments/replies, none or their first, does it make it one better than the other?