A short time ago I sent this letter to the editor of the NMSSA newsletter:

Dear Editor,

I find that I have been banned from the NMSSA Yahoo group immediately after attempting to post the message below.  It appears that by doing so I have transgressed some unwritten rule concerning suitable subject matter for posting.  

The moderator must "feel" that the membership of the NMSSA would not be interested in, and should be given no information about, the plans and machinations of the enemies of our rights and those who would destroy the Constitution.  Perhaps in the rarified atmosphere of NMSSA's upper echelons StopTheNRA and other heads of the "gun control" hydra (characterized by me as "The Brady Bunch") are just good buddies engaged in a game of mutual fund-raising.  Maybe firearms are viewed as hobby items, like fishing gear or model airplanes.  It could be that having a bunch of finely engraved, expensive, and essentially useless collector's items renders the owners socially acceptable.

We mere mortals, however, can and do actually think, and have come to the conclusion that the "game" is actually a matter of grave importance.  If the Brady Bunch wins we and our families are all that much closer to death.  As one of the columnists of "The Resister" aptly said, "Those who advocate that form of predation known as 'gun control' are murderers and must eventually be dealt with as such."  

[author's name deleted]




Dear [name withheld],
Add to Our Ranks

Last week, we announced the Campaign Against Illegal Guns — a landmark
multi-year effort to stem the illegal trafficking of guns in America
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enforcement crack down on corrupt gun dealers, and hundreds of you
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This Campaign is a proactive agenda to curb the flow of illegal guns
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solutions.

Illegal guns don't fall from the sky into the hands of criminals and
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whose negligent business practices arm criminals, juveniles, and other
people who shouldn't have access to firearms.

We plan to work for three key goals at the local, state, and federal
level, which we believe will shut down the sources of illegal guns
without interfering with legal gun ownership:
Take Action on Illegal Guns
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Extend Brady background checks to all gun sales. No background check.
No gun. No excuses.
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These practical solutions don't infringe upon a law-abiding citizen's
ability to purchase guns and they already have broad support from the
American people.

Through this focused effort, our aim is to ensure that the issue of
illegal guns becomes a key political issue at the local, state, and
federal levels. The upcoming election gives us the opportunity to hold
elected officials accountable for their attack on America's gun laws
and on America's safety. And the Brady Campaign is working hard in
targeted races across the country where we can have a real impact.

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Sincerely,
Your Friends at StoptheNRA.com



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I haven't  heard a peep so far.  

In the past I noticed that any time I attempted to post anything critical of the Republican Party it ended up in the bit bucket.  Also, criticism of government agencies (i.e. BATFE and FBI) was also apparently forbidden.   Saying bad things about Richardson wouldn't fly either.  This doesn't leave much discussion room.

You will notice that their  post count is down to something like 2 per month.  

I'll let you know if anything develops, like if they try to depose  me as president of the Socorro Gun Club.