Hmmm, Where do I start? I am not a hunter, not that I have a problem with that, unless you are a poacher looking for that trophy rack, I just don't have the time or patience. I like to shoot. I would shoot competively, but standing around for two hours to shoot for 30 seconds (12.5 if you'r Tom) drives me crazy. I think the biggest problem is the "us vs. them" attitude in the NRA.(I am a voting member). How many times have you gone to a range only to have someone villify you for your black rifle "Why do you need that?". The NRA does not do a good enough job, in my opinion, in looking after the rights of ALL gun owners, but the NRA "us" is the biggest and most visible pro-gun group. There is safety in numbers. We all should be members, like it or not. Whether you hunt or not, shoot trap/skeet or not, shoot competively or not, or just want to blast away with machineguns(@75$ per 100 rds of .308), we should all be defending the other guys RIGHT to own and shoot. That is the great thing about this site. Not only do you not need to have an AR-15, you don't have to have any gun at all. Just show up, someone will let you try out their toy.( Thats why I get pissed about "LE only shoots", It's not about cops, It's about everyone being included, which is the great thing about this site). Ryan