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Old 07-14-2004 | 11:31 AM
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Eider
 
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I recieved the hunting video, still have it and have not sent any money for it. Here is why. This video has the NRA saying over and over that they support hunters, and I'm sure they do. Here in Maine we have a anti hunting referendum on the ballot this fall. The US Humane society, Friends of Animal and a few local groups have managed to put a question on the ballot that would essentially make bear hunting in Maine illegal. In our efforts to defeat this we have been asking for support from all across the country, and have had some good succes in doing so. As donations come in we add the name of the person, or organization that has donated to the cause to our coalition list. Noticable absent from the list is the NRA. I recently was called by the NRA asking for money. I told of the situation in Maine and that I would not give them one more penny until they steped up to help us defeat this referendum. I have donated for most of life to the NRA, now I need thier help, guess what, no dice. Instead of making a donation they told me they would urge individual members to donate, so the NRA name will not appear on the coalition list, what a shame. I called my NRA rep about this and he told me they would urge individual members to donate. I do a lot of work for Ducks Unlimited, this came up in the conversation, yes DU is on the coalition list, The NRA rep then got in my face about conservation organizations not defending the second amendment. I had to educate him to the fact that DU puts more guns on the street through it's banquetts than anyone else in this country, DU is the largest gun retailer in the US. I could hear his Jaw hit the table, he backed right off and was real nice. The bottom line, The NRA will not, and has not as of today, contributed to defeateding this anti hunt referendum in Maine. But they continue to call me for more money. Sorry I tell them, all my donations this year go to the referendum, maybe next year, yea, call me then.
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