ALEC Exec Dir Caught LYING about NRA

WELL – ALEC is doing what they do best again - LYING

And editorial by Executive Director Ron Scheberle included the following misleading statements (my emphasis):

I wish that our critics would conduct themselves similarly. Instead, liberal activist groups like Color of Change have used this tragedy to falsely accuse ALEC of collaborating with the National Rifle Association on model legislation. The truth is that ALEC has no affiliation with the NRA, which is not a member of ALEC.

ALEC is a partnership between state legislators, members of the nonprofit and private sectors, and the general public that works to support the fundamental principles of free-market enterprise, limited government and federalism at the state level. ALEC does not have any model legislation involving the NRA.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ron - really - when you lie down with dogs like the NRA for over two decades - you're going to get fleas.

  

First of all I did a search on  - - Color of Change NRA ALEC - with a mone month limit.
And this was all I found

In the Wake of the Tragedy, Group Calls on Corporations to Cut Ties with ALEC and the NRA

December 19, 2012

For Immediate Release

Contact: CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310.570.2622

Rachel Tardiff, Rachel@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 202.746.1507

New York, NY – “Our deepest condolences go out to the families of the children, teachers, and school personnel killed in the unspeakable tragedy in Connecticut. In the wake of this mass shooting and similar tragedies around the country, our members remain committed to changing a systemic culture of gun violence and promoting sensible reforms to gun laws that, if implemented, can improve public safety in our communities.

"Because of these core principles, ColorOfChange will continue holding corporations accountable for their continued support of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA), the chief opponents of commonsense laws. Corporations that continue to stand with ALEC and the NRA, like Duke Energy, State Farm, AT&T, and eBay, play a role in blocking sensible reforms that could address and prevent gun violence.

"ALEC and the NRA create and push laws that make it easy for people to get high-powered assault weapons like the ones used in Newtown and so many of the tragic mass shootings that have plagued our nation. The NRA still plays a key role in crafting ALEC's model gun-access legislation and these laws destroy families and erode public safety, putting us all in harm’s way. More than 40 corporations have already left ALEC, and now is the time for more companies to end their ties with ALEC and the NRA.

"Now more than ever, it is imperative that corporations that support ALEC and the NRA cut these ties and become part of solutions that can stem the violence.”

Don't see anything wrong there - asking corporations to cut ties with ALEC 'cause of gun legislation nastiness - especially when you consider that ALEC HAS created and pushed these pieces of ALEC "model legislation":

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council recommends the rejection, by federal, state, and local governing bodies, of further restrictions on law-abiding American citizens in the form of “waiting periods” of any length; and

AND THIS

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council recommends the rejection of current proposals at the local, state, and federal levels that arbitrarily restrict the possession of the semi-automatic class of firearms by law-abiding American citizens; and

AND THIS

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council recommends the rejection of further restrictive firearms laws that only serve to limit law-abiding citizens in the exercise of their Constitutionally guaranteed rights while having no effect on the activities of the criminal element in our society;

I don't think ALEC members UnitedHealthcare, UPS, AT&T,  Diageo, Pfizer, AOL, or Comcast asked for that legislation.

And when you think about the bolded parts of his statement (which were my emphasis) - there is a real disconnect with reality there.

Let’s see – all I have to do is go back to my posting after the Trayvon Martin Shooting and I have items like this:

From April 2012

NRA Reportedly Seething Over Elimination Of ALEC Task Force

Erickson reported:

At Grover Norquist's Wednesday meeting a discussion about the ongoing assault against ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, came up. Multiple sources (there are hundreds in the room) tell me that the NRA representative took issue with ALEC getting rid of his public safety section. That section has drafted a model "stand your ground" law, which Florida passed.

The NRA representative claimed that if ALEC was going to run away from the fight on these public safety issues, ALEC might just run away from other issues too, e.g. immigration.

Erickson further reported that an ALEC representative present at the meeting complained that the NRA had refused to help his organization push back on attacks they were receiving.

Private Sector Task Force Membership

Is conditional upon renewal of full ALEC membership

and receipt of the current year's assessment for the Task Force operating budget

And you have this

The National Rifle Association – NRA

The NRA is a long-time member and longtime funder of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and an NRA representative has served on the Public Safety and Elections Task Force for many years. ."[3]

Tara Mica, NRA-Institute for Legislative Action State Liaison, was the co-chair of ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force for a number of years, until the Spring of 2011. [4] [5] [6] (formerly known as the Criminal Justice and Homeland Security). [7]

The NRA was a "Vice-Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 American Legislative Exchange Council Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $25,000.[8]

And you have this 

How long,

 long-time?

1989-1990 Source Book of American State Legislation

Task Force on Law and Justice

Private Sector Coordinating Committee

Chuck Cunningham – State Liaison

National Rifle Association

1992 ALEC Annual Report

Private Sector Member

1993 Annual Meeting

ü      Skeet Shoot sponsored by the NRA

ü      Panelist on workshop

ü      Luncheon Keynote Speaker:  Protecting Your Rights: Reducing Violent Crime; Wayne LaPierre, Executive Director National Rifle Association

ü      Entertainment & Hospitality Sponsor

ü      ALEC's Private Sector Member

1995 - ALECs 22nd Annual Meeting.

Tanya Metaksa of the National Rifle Association gave a stirring speech on the imperative to protect the Second Amendment rights of Americans.

1997 ALEC Annual Meeting Handbook

ü      Annual Meeting Sponsors – Vice Chairman Level

ü      ALEC Private Sector Member

ü      ALEC Shooting Sports Event Tallow Creek Shooting Club & BeauChene Country Club Sponsored by the National Rifle Association

InsideALEC – June 2010 Article

ALEC Brief Defends Second Amendment

BY CHRIS W. COX, NRA Institute for Legislative Action

In a few short weeks, the Supreme Court will deliver a decision that will have a great impact on all Americans’ Second Amendment rights. If the Court’s decision is favorable, American gun owners will be on the verge of a major step forward—due in large part to the support of organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its members.

Chris W. Cox is the executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action. The NRA is a member of ALEC’s Public Safety and Elections Task Force.

At ALEC's annual meeting this summer [2012], the NRA had the biggest booth at the convention in Salt Lake City and also underwrote a shooting event along with one of the largest sellers of assault weapons in the world.