CharlieDeltaJuliet
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Listen to Frank and Spats.... My sentiment exactly...
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NRA Membership Question
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allaroundhunter
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Pretty much everything has been covered.... Well, except for this. An NRA membership gets you into the NRA convention each year!
Now, just as you and others are, I do not 100 percent agree with everything that the NRA says and does. But let's think for a second - Do you agree with 100% of the things that your wife says and does? And you are a life member for her.
Now, I'm not saying that you should become a life member, I'm just saying that even on some big commitments you don't 100% agree with everything. Take baby steps. Maybe just take the NRA out on a date (1 year membership) and then maybe it will progress.
I apologize for the random extended metaphor.... Not really sure where I got that from. (and method, if you aren't married then maybe you can at least catch my drift with that allusion).
Now, just as you and others are, I do not 100 percent agree with everything that the NRA says and does. But let's think for a second - Do you agree with 100% of the things that your wife says and does? And you are a life member for her.
Now, I'm not saying that you should become a life member, I'm just saying that even on some big commitments you don't 100% agree with everything. Take baby steps. Maybe just take the NRA out on a date (1 year membership) and then maybe it will progress.
I apologize for the random extended metaphor.... Not really sure where I got that from. (and method, if you aren't married then maybe you can at least catch my drift with that allusion).
Spats McGee
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A membership also gets you a magazine subscription. I don't know about the other organizations. I get American Rifleman every month.
The NRA was founded in 1871, to promote marksmanship, and safety. And that's nearly all they did for nearly 100 years.
The NRA didn't enter the policital area until the realized they had to (there was no one else) in the later 1960s. They created the ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) as a separate organization to comply with the laws and deal with political issues.
I think if you own a gun, for any reason, you ought to belong to the NRA. For the insurance they provide as part of the membership, if for no other reason.
Membership at a certain level gets you a vote for the directors. If you don't like a particular position they take, you can vote them out. Kind of like our govt in that way, in theory, at least.
Won't say that everything they've done in recent decades has been the best possible course, but nobody else has the clout (or is so demonized), so they must be doing something right.
The NRA didn't enter the policital area until the realized they had to (there was no one else) in the later 1960s. They created the ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) as a separate organization to comply with the laws and deal with political issues.
I think if you own a gun, for any reason, you ought to belong to the NRA. For the insurance they provide as part of the membership, if for no other reason.
Membership at a certain level gets you a vote for the directors. If you don't like a particular position they take, you can vote them out. Kind of like our govt in that way, in theory, at least.
Won't say that everything they've done in recent decades has been the best possible course, but nobody else has the clout (or is so demonized), so they must be doing something right.