The NRA

Thanks Foxtrot... I completely agree with everything you just said. [Beer]

This is a great thread so far. I'm torn on the issue. I signed up for a life membership with the NRA where you pay $25 a quarter. So far I've paid $25 and owe $50. Last month I told myself that I was going to call them and tell them to go ahead and cancel me. Then it never happened.

I'm a member of GOA and receive their emails. I had never written any politician in my life, until I started getting the GOA emails showing me how. The first time I used their template letters. The second time I made my own letters (and now I get junk mail from Bill Ritter who constantly is pitching his bullshit). It really feels good. Plus, the NRA emails always seem late and behind the times. Maybe instead of catching up on my NRA dues, I'll give money to RMGO and GOA instead. I feel like a poser being a RMGO, without being a member.

Great thread. It is all so true. Great point about contacting our legislators on our own. It shows we care more than just being part of a group. I get junk mail from some of our legislators now trying to tell me how they support the 2nd. It is awesome to know that I contacted them enough that they now want to impress me with there supposed support of the 2nd.

Thats some knowledge there OP! I did not know the internal struggle within the org. I stopped liking them when I received "hate" mail about not renewing my membership. It dawned on me that I had no idea what this org did for me other than ask for my money and give me a crappy gun rag of a magazine. They always seemed to be an elitist good old boy gun club that I as a broke ass soldier could never afford to be a part of.

Since my Army days I went to CST (gunsmith school) and was forced to sign up to be a part of there rifle club. I never did! Now out in the field of gunsmithing it seems to be hip to be a supporter of this org. I don't openly bash the NRA in fear of losing clients but I never promote them or never will. I have moved more toward the extreme right than the NRA will ever go. They ride the middle and thats where nothing gets done.

Great post!

I just called and canceled. Surprisingly, the guy didn't hassle me at all. I kind of like American Rifleman though. I like the articles about older rifles and hand guns. When I want to read a cookie cutter review of the latest version of a gun that has been around for 30 years, they have those in there as well. I'd say that I wouldn't pay for the mag, but I guess I already have, haven't I?

I am only an NRA member because some of the ranges I am a member at require it.

I also agree that by the time a monolith organization starts pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars annually their motivation is going to be mainly based on bringing is more money verses getting shit done. Why would they want to solve any gun issues we have? That would stop or reduce the flow of incoming $$$...... They won't let that happen.

If you have a stance or opinion on a given gun issue make your stance known, on your own. Don't try to "Buy" your way out of the responsibility by donating money to some organization in hopes that they will do the right thing.

+1 with that statement above!

Doesn't the NRA publish how they spend the money?

I hope this is just the typical complaining about everything crap that is so common now.

I would really like to believe the NRA. But now I'm looking at the GOA site and thinking about joining them also. I'm one of those that is an NRA member and signed up my kids. And I think I've used that exact phrase "The NRA is the last stand for freedom".

Good thread, thx

Problem is over half of you don't contact your senators/congressmen, cause you are "busy" or just to fuk'n lazy. NRA is at least a lobbist org. that has been there for many years and is in their face regularily.
other org's spend as much if not more to take away your rights, so sit on your ass and complain and the wonder WTF when your rights fade away a little at a time.