NRA Ball Cap

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mzanghetti

New member
I went to the gun show this morning and renewed my NRA and CSSA membership and picked up a NRA cap. I was at the mall later and someone came up to me and asked why I was an NRA member? It turned into a nice conversation about why this person should join the NRA. Does anyone else have similar experiences. I plan on making it a point to wear this ballcap to see if that is a frequent occurance. i would appreciate any feedback or suggestion about this idea. :)

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[This message has been edited by mzanghetti (edited June 10, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by mzanghetti (edited June 10, 2000).]
 
i wish i just get my ball cap, i joined the nra last october and was promised a nra cap in the deal, hasn't arrived yet.
 
Yeah Blooch, me to, joined last Sept and still nothing from them, they did not waste any time getting to the bank with my CC#, just got a piece of mail today, says to join the NRA, take the survey and oh yeah, send money.
 
Are they still issuing the black cap with the NRA seal on the front with the scrambled eggs on the brim?

That is a dorky looking hat, and I won't wear mine. Makes me look like a red-neck, and you'd think the NRA would want to move away from that stereotype. (Not that there's anything wrong with rednecks.)

Maybe a nice full-fabric golf cap with just the letters NRA embroidered on the front, or some other design that's fashionable.

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I used to get questions like that all the time when I was wearing my NRA staff cap.

Some people wanted to yell at me, others wanted to talk politely.

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I have been a member for a while, and renewed for the millenium membership, if that is what you guys did, you should see your caps shortly, I just got mine a week ago. And this cap is a bit different. Still the blue cap, but the logo is changed a bit with the millenium member written on it. I don't remember the scambled eggs, but I haven't been wearing it. Never liked ball caps even when they were the better choice over dixie cups, but wanted one incase the urge ever hit.
 
Those black NRA caps remind me of the gimme caps I used to get when I worked in the oilpatch back in the 70's. I think they should go with a lower crown and lose the scrambled eggs. The logo is ok but one of their more modern logos would be nicer.
 
Ware mine a lot, most people NEVER notice it unless I mention it.

Alwas ware it at Gun Shows, limmits some of the more "flamboyant" vendors from proving the peter pricipal
 
Since I live in redneck land, nobody notices what you wear on your head. I wear my NRA cap quite a bit. I renewed this year after lapsing a couple years but did not get the millenium membership. I don't know why.

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We just had a discussion on this topic at a recent meeting of our local gun club. Only the item of clothing was an NRA t-shirt, not a ball cap. It also instigated a friendly conversation about membership in the NRA. I wear my ball cap occasionally, and always wonder if the stares I receive are because I am female and a member of the NRA, or just because I am a member of the NRA.

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Kim

NRA Millenium Life Member
 
There is a post card that you have to return in order to get your cap. If you don't return it no cap. You may want to call member services and request it.

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Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail, no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it.
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I got the scrambled eggs model when I joined at a gun show last year. I wear it a lot. In California, people pretend not to know what it is. ;)

Ledbetter
 
I wear mine with my SASS badge on the side of the patch . If you don't know what a SASS badge is .....GO WAIT IN THE TRUCK !!!

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TOM
SASS AMERICAN LEGION NRA
 
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Sorry could not help myself :-)
 
Well guys I"ve been a life member of NRA since 91.The last thing I want from the NRA is a hat! or enything thats a gimic. I became a member so someone would fight for my GUN rights!
 
My hat is the "scrambled egg" variety. Yuck.

PDShooter has a point, although I think we should also take part in the publicity.

There was a thread recently debating whether or not people should advertise that they support gun rights (e.g., bumper stickers, wearing openly where "allowed" by law, etc.). Part of the argument went something like, we shouldn't advertise the fact because that tells the criminals who has the gun.

That's one way to look at it, but the point mzanghetti and others raised also needs to be looked at. If we make ourselves visible and doing ordinary things, then some of the "undecided" or wavering public might just realize that we aren't the fanged, camo-wearing, trigger-happy, anti-social goons that the media implies we are.

I forget the kid's name, but the "hero" of the Oregon school shooting a year or so ago wore a plain NRA-ILA cap to the press conference a few days after the incident. (The press doesn't seem too keen to rerun that video, either. Wonder why?)


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