{"id":521,"date":"2018-01-20T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/01\/20\/the-enemy-within-is-not-adam-krau\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:30","slug":"the-enemy-within-is-not-adam-krau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=521","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Enemy Within&#8221; Is Not Adam Kraut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7822,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ammoland.com\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/nra-2018-board-election-commentary-marion-hammer\\\/#axzz54jD7hkrA&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7785,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.adamkraut.com\\\/nra-bylaw-amendments&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7823,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ammoland.com\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/are-we-revising-nra-history\\\/#axzz54jD7hkrA&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7824,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/a-round-up-of-nra-board-endorsements.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260418011519\\\/https:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/a-round-up-of-nra-board-endorsements.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 11:00:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 11:00:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nIn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2018\/01\/nra-2018-board-election-commentary-marion-hammer\/#axzz54jD7hkrA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent commentary published at Ammoland.com,<\/a> former NRA President Marion Hammer released her list of endorsements. Missing from that list were people like Julie Golob, Tim Knight, and, her obvious target, Adam Kraut. She alleged that those who were nominated by petition, that is the real grassroots, were somehow tainted or less worthy than those nominated by the exalted Nominating Committee.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<i>However, some of the candidates on this year\u2019s ballot were not nominated by the Nominating Committee, but rather they placed themselves on the ballot by collecting petition signatures. Petition signers had no way of knowing the real motives or qualifications of these petitioners.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As someone who signed the petitions of both Adam Kraut and Tim Knight and as someone who actually got off my ass and gathered signatures for Adam Kraut, I take great offense at her comment. I have met both Tim and Adam, I knew their qualifications, and I support them. I am most definitely a fan of Adam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adamkraut.com\/nra-bylaw-amendments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed bylaw changes<\/a> regarding board attendance and the Nominating Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Hammer also cast aspersions on those in 1997 who stood up and demanded accountability from hired staff of the NRA. Jeff Knox whom I greatly respect has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2018\/01\/are-we-revising-nra-history\/#axzz54jD7hkrA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a very good rebuttal<\/a> to that rewriting of history.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kraut, who was the primary target of Ms. Hammer&#8217;s screed, has made a video rebuttal that is worth your time watching.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w1ol4kL9-gM\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nI have made<a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2017\/02\/a-round-up-of-nra-board-endorsements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> my feelings known in the past<\/a> about the celebrities and old hacks on the Board of Directors of the NRA. The world has changed and so has the gun culture. Frankly, most of the Board wouldn&#8217;t recognize Gun Culture v2.0 if it bit them on the ass. That is a recipe for disaster and it is one that people like Adam are challenging. He has my support. I&#8217;m unsure whether I&#8217;ll &#8220;bullet vote&#8221; Adam or add a couple of more people to my list. You can be damn sure I&#8217;m not voting for anyone of Marion Hammer&#8217;s list. While some are good, there are a lot of old hacks and celebs on it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent commentary published at Ammoland.com, former NRA President Marion Hammer released her list of endorsements. 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