Does the NRA Think Rand Paul Is Too Extreme? - Daily Beast
”—and joining them soon will be the entire field of likely Republican primary contenders, who will flood the stage of the Music City Center on Friday to fight over the affections of the pro-gun constituency. The entire field, that is, except for Rand Paul, who was not invited. Publicly, the NRA’s relationship with Paul is cordial, but he maintains ties to 2nd Amendment organizations, run by or involving longtime allies of his father, that are openly hostile toward the NRA. But, she said, it was Paul’s own fault because his campaign hadn’t requested an invitation. However, a source with knowledge of Paul’s dealings with the NRA said the claim that he did not request an invitation to the convention was “not true. Further, the source said, “Is that really how invitations work. Paul has an A-rating from the NRA, but the objective grading of his gun-rights credentials has little to do with the politics of the pro-gun lobby, wherein his involvement with extremist groups tied to his father, former congressman and... “Sometimes the NRA doesn’t like it when people are bigger defenders of the issue than they are,” the source suggested. “They also don’t like it that he helps other, stronger groups like the Gun Owners of America and the National Association for Gun. Source: www.thedailybeast.com
