From the replies, it seems that the NRA is doubling down on the fringe and moving away from the middle. Its not a winning strategy. The NRA's political muscle comes in its ability to sway elections.

Or at least, did. They had the worst record for backing candidates of any major political organization. In the last election, NRA support was the touch of death to a campaign.

If this persists, they'll be little impetus for candidates to care much what the NRA thinks. As they won't have the ability to significantly impact elections.

Especially given the *overwhelming* public support for most of the president's plan. With approaching 90% of the public supporting universal background checks and even 3 in 4 NRA members supporting them. With an overwhelming majority supporting clip size limits.

The assault weapons's ban has a bare majority opposing it (51%), with 44% supporting. That measure probably won't pass.

But given that the NRA opposes *any* gun regulation, even those pieces that the supermajority of its own members supports, they're only marginalizing themselves.

Like the Republican Party in 2010 purged its moderates and doubled down on fringe politics (to their folly in 2012), so too does the NRA seem to be purging its moderates in favor of the fringe.

Which is a much, much narrower base.