National Rifle Association is it good or bad ?

I think it's a little bit of both. Sadly, it's one of the few groups that even bothers to still defend any part of the Bill of Rights, even if it's possibly the most controversial amendment. It's sad that it takes a well funded political interest group to protect the cornerstone that keeps the people from being overrun by a tyrannical government. Maybe if we had such a group for people being tried fairly we wouldn't have people sitting in jail for 90 days for a crime that carries a maximum of 30 before they see a judge. However I don't think they're entirely without fault. They have become more of a business, they sell merchandise and pay some pretty big salaries. As so they risk becoming more of a special interest group that only represents the interest of an industry rather than the interest of a large group. Special interest groups are inherently bad; as they represent an exploitation of our political system. Like anything, it is susceptible to human error and have made mistakes. In all, I think the NRA is generally good and necessary. It's unfortunate, but if we lose the 2nd amendment, we open the door to lose any and all other rights guaranteed to to us. We can already argue or even cite infringements upon 1st 4th and 6th amendments. At what point in deciding that part of the Bill of Rights is outdated do we decide that the rights to privacy and a trial are also archaic and no longer needed?