The NRA is an issue advocacy enterprise and those at the top are focused on how they can scare you so they can profit as a “non-profit”. Sorry, but anyone who excuses the ridiculous excess of Wayne and Company has not been paying attention. I have even seen posters claiming that Wayne has a legitimate need for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of wardrobe so he can adequately defend our rights. That is just sad. It is akin to saying he needs the membership to buy him a Rolls Royce so he can travel from New York to DC. The pretzels people have twisted themselves into defending him are just as indefensible to me as attending a church with a pastor who makes a million dollars, pays his wife half a million as an assistant, and keeps building a marble palace.
Actions speak louder than words.
SCOTUS has already addressed this and the 2nd Amendment will stand until the left can remake SCOTUS. Given the electoral college and electoral map it is not something that left wing activists can realistically defeat through a vote by the states to change the amendment (or the number of judges).
Here is a thought.... if you want to give money to support the 2A you should be donating to Trump! He is the most effective 2A defender available because he is appointing solid judges who will not be given over to activism. Give to the Federalist society who are working to vet and push forward these fantastic judicial nominees!
Either of these are a much more effective choice of your hard earned money to protect the 2A than the NRA. Give Trump a second term and he will place more people on SCOTUS.
The NRA will not tell you this but they endorse politicians who oppose these judicial nominations (aka democrats). Sorry Wayne, but that is dishonest. You can endorse anyone who says “they support the 2A”, but if they oppose judges who will uphold our God given rights they are being dishonest and their actions through endorsement ultimately erode our rights far more than checking a box on a questionnaire.
There is no longer any such animal as a blue dog democrat that we can trust with the 2A. Look at the Kavanaugh hearing for proof. Therefore, applying simple logic that looks are real consequences beyond a soundbite is not practiced by the NRA who has endorsed many democrats in the name of bi-partisanship (and more donors) who have harmed our rights through the stacking the judiciary with activist judges.
The courts are the most important guardian of our civil rights according to our constitution. There has NEVER been a more consequential President to preserving the 2A than Donald J. Trump. Period. His makeover of our judicial system will guarantee our rights for generations and he deserves your support far more than Wayne and company deserve a new suit or a bonus.
The NRA cannot admit that there is no longer bi-partisan support for the 2A, but I can see it clear as day. One party wants a judiciary to take away our rights and one party does not. When Wayne and company can admit this please ping me.... until then “never a dime.”
Just my .02 and flame away
I have never touched a gun or fired one. But I have a lot of respect for the only group of people who actually stand up to heal the world make it a better place statists and win.