Under the gun: Why the NRA's political tactics don't work in
Canada  August 5, 2011  Download Story Gun rights advocates have
a far tougher time in Canada than in the United States.  The
National Rifle Association is good at what it does. Good at
mobilizing its members and good at lobbying Congress. Canadian
groups trying to do the same thing are largely stymied in their
efforts.  The NRA's political tactics just don't work in Canada,
and it’s largely because of the way the governments of Canada
and U.S. are structured.  Most don't think of the NRA as the
“little guy,” but in Canada they are.  “This is the nerve center
and this is where all our political work and grassroots activism
stuff all happens from here,” said Tony Bernardo, the director
of the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action, a gun-rights
lobbying group fashioned in the mold of the NRA.  The NRA's
political arm in the U.S. is also called the Institute for
Legislative Action.  Bernardo says he coordinates with the NRA,
relying on their expert