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NRA fills important role in national defense November 18, 2013by Dr. Richard Swier
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Every American remembers where they were when the news came of his shooting and death. I was in class at Washington University, in St. Louis when the word came of his assassination. The class was dismissed and all students sent home.
One thing never reported was that JFK was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. On March 20, 1961 JFK became a life member and in a letter to the NRA President Franklin L. Orth stated, “Through competitive matches and sports in coordination with the National Board for PROMOTION of Rifle Practice, the Association fills an important role in our national defense effort, and fosters in an active and meaningful fashion the spirit of the Minutemen.”
Mike Fuljenz from Newsmax writes:
“John F. Kennedy supported Second Amendment rights for Americans, saying in an April 1960 statement, “By calling attention to a well-regulated militia, the security of the nation and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our founding forefathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of government tyranny, which gave rise to the Second Amendment, will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains a major declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason, I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.”
Kennedy was one of eight U.S. presidents to become a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, guardian of Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In this distinction, JFK was the lone Democrat in the company of Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, all of whom became lifetime NRA members (although Nixon disavowed his membership in 1969 and Bush resigned in 1995).
In his March 20, 1961, letter to NRA Executive Vice President Franklin Orth accepting his Life Membership, Kennedy wrote, “I am pleased to accept Life Membership in the National Rifle Association and extend to your organization every good wish for continued success.”
Media Matters took exception to the NRA using the image of President Kennedy and quoting his statement “The cost of freedom is always high but Americans have always paid it” in a fundraising email sent out on September 11, 2011 (above left). It was on that date that four Americans paid the ultimate price of freedom in Benghazi, Libya. There is a growing number of Americans who today “fear government tyranny”, which “gave rise to the Second Amendment”, and may be a “major danger to our nation”.
Remembering JFK, NRA Lifetime member and supporter of the Second Amendment. Lest we forget.
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JFK: NRA Life Member
Posted by:
dhb
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Date: September 28, 2014 08:41PM
NRA fills important role in national defense November 18, 2013by Dr. Richard Swier
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Every American remembers where they were when the news came of his shooting and death. I was in class at Washington University, in St. Louis when the word came of his assassination. The class was dismissed and all students sent home.
One thing never reported was that JFK was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. On March 20, 1961 JFK became a life member and in a letter to the NRA President Franklin L. Orth stated, “Through competitive matches and sports in coordination with the National Board for PROMOTION of Rifle Practice, the Association fills an important role in our national defense effort, and fosters in an active and meaningful fashion the spirit of the Minutemen.”
Mike Fuljenz from Newsmax writes:
“John F. Kennedy supported Second Amendment rights for Americans, saying in an April 1960 statement, “By calling attention to a well-regulated militia, the security of the nation and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our founding forefathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of government tyranny, which gave rise to the Second Amendment, will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains a major declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason, I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.”
Kennedy was one of eight U.S. presidents to become a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, guardian of Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In this distinction, JFK was the lone Democrat in the company of Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, all of whom became lifetime NRA members (although Nixon disavowed his membership in 1969 and Bush resigned in 1995).
In his March 20, 1961, letter to NRA Executive Vice President Franklin Orth accepting his Life Membership, Kennedy wrote, “I am pleased to accept Life Membership in the National Rifle Association and extend to your organization every good wish for continued success.”
Media Matters took exception to the NRA using the image of President Kennedy and quoting his statement “The cost of freedom is always high but Americans have always paid it” in a fundraising email sent out on September 11, 2011 (above left). It was on that date that four Americans paid the ultimate price of freedom in Benghazi, Libya. There is a growing number of Americans who today “fear government tyranny”, which “gave rise to the Second Amendment”, and may be a “major danger to our nation”.
Remembering JFK, NRA Lifetime member and supporter of the Second Amendment. Lest we forget.
Re: JFK: NRA Life Member
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Cromwell's cousin
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Date: September 28, 2014 10:35PM
I am surprised that back then they would allow an Irish Catholic to join!
Re: JFK: NRA Life Member
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libs hate America.
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Date: September 28, 2014 10:40PM
Barack Hussein Obama is also a lifetime member. libs are so fucking stoopid it defies logic.
Re: JFK: NRA Life Member
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Bill.N.
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Date: September 29, 2014 12:07PM
1. News flash. There are liberals who are pro-gun and there are conservatives who favor strong gun control measures. Only in the minds of certain hard core conservatives and Wayne LaPierre does the gun control debate divide neatly along political lines.
2. The NRA of the 1960s wasn't the same as it is today. It actually less politically active. When it did weigh in on gun legislation it was sometimes in favor of stricter controls. That changed in the late 1970s.
2. The NRA of the 1960s wasn't the same as it is today. It actually less politically active. When it did weigh in on gun legislation it was sometimes in favor of stricter controls. That changed in the late 1970s.
Re: JFK: NRA Life Member
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Wayne LaPierre
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Date: September 29, 2014 12:16PM
Bill.N. Wrote:
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> 2. The NRA of the 1960s wasn't the same as it is today.
Exactly. Back then the NRA promoted responsible gun ownership and the freedom to bear arms. Nowadays they're focused on ensuring that kids like Jared Loughner and Seung Cho can quickly get their hands on as much firepower as possible.
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> 2. The NRA of the 1960s wasn't the same as it is today.
Exactly. Back then the NRA promoted responsible gun ownership and the freedom to bear arms. Nowadays they're focused on ensuring that kids like Jared Loughner and Seung Cho can quickly get their hands on as much firepower as possible.
Re: JFK: NRA Life Member
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WingNut
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Date: September 29, 2014 12:43PM
Wrong assholes...
The NRA seems extreme in some measures, but they are more committed to the 2nd Amendment than libtard holy entity ACLU is to the 1st Amendment.
They are concerned about the erosion of the 2nd Amendment and that misguided and sometimes malicious libtards will try to render the entire nation into Chicago and DC (that worked out nice didn't it?)
Your kid will be molested in FCPS long before he will be the victim of a shooting.
The libtards love events like Sandy Hook as they are great organizers and fundraisers. They have armed guards, why should they care about you?
The NRA seems extreme in some measures, but they are more committed to the 2nd Amendment than libtard holy entity ACLU is to the 1st Amendment.
They are concerned about the erosion of the 2nd Amendment and that misguided and sometimes malicious libtards will try to render the entire nation into Chicago and DC (that worked out nice didn't it?)
Your kid will be molested in FCPS long before he will be the victim of a shooting.
The libtards love events like Sandy Hook as they are great organizers and fundraisers. They have armed guards, why should they care about you?
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