The truth is that they do and they understand that we are among several "patient zero" candidates for the epidemic of gun control. The problem is that MA politics don't respond like federal politics. They are a total fish out of water in a state that has a long and storied history of corruption, nepotism, patronage and in a good year is just a "boys club" of "legal" back scratching and progressive pander politics.
Honestly, right now, Bacon Hill is "cleaner" than it has been in 50 years, but that is not saying too much and progressive pander politics is a powerful force of misinformation.
NRA's message and approach don't work here whether we like it or not. Which is why we need to either remove the boys club or work with it (or give up and leave).
As for Naughton's A+, it is based on a survey before they vote and their record afterward, so it remains to be seen, but clearly he is starting to learn that trust is earned and can be lost, but he has not yet voted in such a way to lose it.
By all means, I encourage everyone to call, write, visit and make it clear to him that he needs to "choose wisely", but GOAL is not the bad guy here. GOAL has been lobbying like no lobby has lobbied before in the wake of this nonsense. Ratings of legislators is always a tricky business, but to do anything useful, it needs the backing of a large, vocal, active membership which can be weileded towards those who say the "right things" and then do the opposite.