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the NRA has a very bad habit of pandering to conservatives and when talk of gun ownership becomes as divisive as it has it becomes a real turn off for for non-conservatives.
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The NRA is a special interest organization and that interest is protection of Second Amendment rights. Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is that Democrats are typically less friendly to the Second Amendment than Republicans are. There are, of course, exceptions and the NRA is more than willing to support pro-gun Democrats and oppose anti-gun Republicans. For example, until his recent change of heart on gun control, the NRA supported Sentator Harry Reid and he can be described as anything but conservative. Likewise, the NRA opposed former Senator Richard Lugar due to his poor record on gun control. In my experience, when two competing politicians have equally positive stances on 2A the NRA will usually support the incubent because of a more extensive record.
Now, individual members of the NRA such as Ted Nugent or Hank Williams Jr. may hold and vocalize conservative beliefs beyond 2A issues, but those positions are their own rather than representative of the NRA as a whole. On issues that do not affect gun rights, the NRA is almost always silent as such issues are beyond the scope of their mission.
If you feel that the NRA is too conservative, why not try to change it from within rather than simply writing them off? NRA life members vote to elect the board of directors and, if you're a life member, you can vote against anyone who you feel is too conservative or overstepping the mission of the organization. Likewise, if you want more NRA support for non-conservative politicians, perhaps you should write said politicians and try to convince them to support gun rights. I assure you that any politician who supports gun rights has little to fear from the NRA regardless of positions on other issues.