# Rip NRA? :D

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**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nra-d/930635 "2021-01-15T22:58:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nra-d/930635/48 "2021-01-17T09:10:06Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Depends. Is GOA actually influential?

They’re pretty influential in [white supremacist gun owner circles](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/larry-pratt).

Thanks to her recent attempt to get Pelosi killed, many people have heard of Lauren Boebert. She was previously most famous for multiple arrests and marrying a man who thought showing teenage girls his penis was a good idea. Yeah, [GOA endorsed her](https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2020/09/boebert-accepting-endorsement-of-conspiracist-group-gun-owners-of-america-at-pueblo-event/29871/).

Remember the mass murder in the Aurora, CO movie theater? The leader of the GOA [thought it was a false flag operation](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/right-wing-gun-group-aurora-was-inside-job/).

And, of course they think poor little Kyle Rittenhouse was [acting in self defense](https://gunowners.org/goa-media-demonizes-apparent-self-defender-kyle-rittenhouse/) and are raising money for his defense.

Oh, and remember “English First”? Yeah, the long-time head of the GOA was the founder.

Larry Pratt is smart enough to appear moderate when necessary, but we’ll just say [he hangs around with a lot of less than savory types](https://www.npr.org/2020/10/12/923143195/the-original-no-compromisers).

But hey, at least **pkbites** is quite a [fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-wasnt-for-the-nra/844645/43) and a member. They have that going for them.

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