ARshooter,
There is no doubt that numbers influence the politicians. However, if GOA or SAF had the numbers they would be as influential as the NRA is now. Many of us believe that the NRA is steadily losing the battle for us because of their compromising position. The mindset of the present administration of the NRA is not going to change as long as we keep electing them and staying with them. The only thing that will get their attention is for many of us to leave them and join another RKBA organization that is more in line with what we believe is needed. The argument to get more active in the local organizations or try to get elected as a director isn't realistic. Most of us have many other things that occupy our time than RKBA, as important as it is. I write letters and do those type of things, but I have no intentions of devoting more of my time to it than I do. I, therefore, continue to believe that until the membership refuses to accept the current compromising position of the NRA there will be no significant changes. The only way to get their attention is to leave and try to make another RKBA orgnization powerful enough to do what the NRA is not doing. Regards, Jerry