Agreed. I know lots of people who hunt and shoot, and a lot of them a liberal people. I'm a liberal, elitist university professor type to those idiots, but I have lots of guns.
As for the NRA, they are nuts, and even my moderate friends and more conservative family members have steered clear of that crazy train. The crap the NRA supports and their position on issues are just disgusting. They used to be THE source for safety training, firearms sports, and law enforcement firearms training in the US. What a sad thing to sell their long legacy of teaching responsibility for the crazy political organization they have become. I can't even wrap my mind around some of the crazy statements and positions they have taken over the years. I'd be embarrassed to attend an NRA sanctioned shooting event.