Meanwhile, the NRA is slowly losing one of its most important constituencies: the proportion of Americans holding hunting licences has declined from 10% in 1985 to 6% last year.

• 同时，一个对全美步枪协会最有利的因素也正逐渐减弱：美国狩猎许可证持有人数比例已经从1985 年的10%25下降到去年的6%25。