gwalchmai Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Do you give money to the NRA? Why or why not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I joined - reuped actually - as a life member during Obama era. Have sent nothing since, although I’ve considered donating to their lobbying/suing arm. Also considering donating to the other two groups lobbying/suing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 I got a call tonight from "Bob" who told me that 2A is in jeopardy and the Dims will win if I don't extend my membership, tonight. So sorry, guys, your gun rights are doomed. But you know, it's been that way (state of panic) for my entire life. As long as I remember, anyway. As I explained to Bob, the NRA lost my support during the Wayne scandal, and I just don't feel comfortable giving them any more money. I still contribute to GOA and some state and local 2A organizations, but I think the NRA spends too much on overhead. And suits. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Not just no, but hell no! Why? Because I don't just hand over money to crooks. Especially crooks who have been selling the lie for decades that they're the only reason why the Second Amendment still exists. What kind of narcissistic cuntery is that?! Want to be a true 2A supporter? Stop donating money to the NRA and instead use that money to start up or help fund local youth shooting clubs. As much fun as it is to poke fun at the younger generation, we millennials, genXers, and boomers can collectively agree that the younger generation is the future not only for our shooting sports, but also the Second Amendment as a whole. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I’ve been a life member for decades. Years ago we had the opportunity to court favor and friendship with political figures and policy makers. To positively change the view of guns and gun owners by people in the political middle. Instead the NRA went headlong into unnecessary fights and attacks on anyone who was not on the rabid right. It was a bad plan. We are paying for it now. I give them nothing anymore. I pointed this out to one of their marketers a few years ago when they wanted me to put the NRA in my will instead of my kids. He disagreed with me. I pointed out names and specific cases. He had no rebuttal. They have never contacted me again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 No. Sent back my Life membership in 95 when La Pierre ran his pie hole. Heston became the voice of the NRA as a result of that, and it was the best move they could have made. It made no difference, but it was a great move. Watched them pack their toys and run from an all but won battle in the first Texas Constitutional Battle. They didn't seem to have much to say in the last edition on the matter, but they burned bridges and had other pressing matters. There are other grass roots type organizations. One in particular claims near the same membership numbers as the NRA. I don't know if that is true, or how many are members of both, but they are out there and working their butts off every step of the way. I don't see that from the NRA, and never have second guessed the membership. They started out great, but lost their way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 49 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: I’ve been a life member for decades. Years ago we had the opportunity to court favor and friendship with political figures and policy makers. To positively change the view of guns and gun owners by people in the political middle. Instead the NRA went headlong into unnecessary fights and attacks on anyone who was not on the rabid right. It was a bad plan. We are paying for it now. I give them nothing anymore. I pointed this out to one of their marketers a few years ago when they wanted me to put the NRA in my will instead of my kids. He disagreed with me. I pointed out names and specific cases. He had no rebuttal. They have never contacted me again. There is a word for that. I can't recall it since I lost a large part of my vocabulary in the wreck, but that is really arrogant. Maybe that is the word, but for some reason I thought there was a much stronger one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Card carrying members since the 70's. I'm paid up for a couple more years I believe. When I buy something from Midway USA, I round up an extra buck to the nearest dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I haven't in a long time. I don't care for lobbying organizations and think they should all be illegal, but since that is the essence of politics it would just go on in the dark and probably be worse. I have this nagging idea that the NRA is not needed. Just because they send out scary emails and claim they are doing something does not make it so. We are unique from other countries in that we have a Bill of Rights, and in that Bill of Rights is the 2nd amendment. Seems to me that is a lot of legal protection, much more so than most things. What is the NRA doing that would not be done by any number of other people regarding challenges to the 2A? It's possible the NRA is more useful on the state and local level than the Federal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul53 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Same sob story, just replace "NRA" with (Pick one) Emergency Nurses Association "ENA", Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association "AOPA", Wounded Warriors Association, American Auto Association (AAA). You get the idea and I haven't even started on the politicians or Pets yet! I suggest you send $19/month to the "Paul53 association" and I'll care for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I still belong but stopped giving several years back. I would like to think they make a difference but I'm beginning to question that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm a life member and I donate to the NRA through Amazon Smile. I get some satisfaction by having a leftist organization donating a portion of my purchases to the NRA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I've been a member my entire adult life (I recently turned 61), and a Life Endowment member since 2013. Need the card for membership at my (or any) gun club. But I refuse the donate a single penny more until they dump Wayne LaPierre. The NRA abandoned us New Yorkers when that crook Cuomo enacted the so called SAFE Act. I am also a life member of the Second Amendment Foundation, who I also support via the Amazon Smile program. I donate to Gun Owners of America as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Ok… What organizations claiming to support gun ownership and the Second Amendment should I consider joining or donating to? Not a smart ass question as I plan to send a few dollars out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Ok… What organizations claiming to support gun ownership and the Second Amendment should I consider joining or donating to? Not a smart ass question as I plan to send a few dollars out. Jews for the preservation of firearm ownership, Gun Owners of America, the second amendment foundation, just off the top of my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 GOA gets my Donations, because they actually use them for 2A fights. i am still a Life Member of The NRA but got in during the 90s when they were fighting the Ban (and Failed) now all they do is Donation Drives then not use the Money in any Useful Way Col. North was right they need to put the Money and the Means in the Fight and not the Boardroom. CCRKBA also gets a nod from me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 They never met a compromise of our rights they didn't like, **** em. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 The funny thing is, the NRA is the strawman used by the left whenever they need a punching bag. I guess the mainstream media has not caught on to the fact that most lawsuits are being fought by other groups like the National Association for Gun Rights and the Gun Owners of America, etc. Who else fights for gun owners rights? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I was a member for about 5 years in the late 70s just didn't like the politics. Tried again late 90s then just went with GOA. The NRA all about themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 @railfancwb, I second GOA, JPFO, SAF, and also whatever local 2A organization you can find. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 My Amazon Smile goes to the SAF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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