The membership surge experienced by the National Rifle Association sparked by the push for gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings is going on the road.
Department of motor vehicle officials in some of the 10 states that sell specialty NRA license plates tell Secrets that they are seeing demand tick up.
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“Americans know that we are in an all-out fight for our Second Amendment rights. They also know that the NRA is at the forefront of this fight, and that is why our membership has grown by 500,000members since this most recent gun grab started. These people want to show their community that they are standing and fighting for the Second Amendment by joining the NRA,” said spokeswoman Jacqueline Otto.
Since the mid-December Connecticut shootings and President Obama’s push for gun limits took off last month, state motor vehicle offices have seen a surge in interest now being followed with a sales increase in the NRA tags.
