Posted on 07/13/2014 1:10:24 PM PDT by Q-ManRN
These days, under this regime, I don’t know if its a very good idea to associate yourself with any group that might in any manner indicate that you own a firearm.
Editorial by me about the Gun Owners of America.
Commonly told story about the NRA. If they stopped being jerks, they would easily have 10x the membership.
Skeeter, I see your point. However, this administration can obtain that information if they really want to do so. Do you think the NSA cannot tell them that I belong to GOA based upon emails? Do you think the ATF cannot find that information out if they really wanted to do an investigation?
We are not supposed to fear our government.
Skeeter wrote: “These days, under this regime, I don’t know if its a very good idea to associate yourself with any group that might in any manner indicate that you own a firearm.”
Bttt.
5.56mm
Nice essay. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I have to admit that I was surprised with the blatant commercialism.
Kirkwood wrote: “Commonly told story about the NRA. If they stopped being jerks, they would easily have 10x the membership.”
You are very welcome and thank you for the compliment.
Still Thinking wrote: “Nice essay. Thanks for sharing your experience!”
Thanks & nice to hear from you. I hope that you are well.
I agree about all the junk mail from NRA, but they are still far more effective than GOA. GOA seems to spend as much time attacking NRA as supporting gun rights. Larry Pratt has a big problem with NRA, which doesn’t help anybody.
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BTTT. Good essay.
I see your point as well. However, I do not believe in making what the totalitarians clearly want to do any easier. Such lists are the first place they will look.
Run and hide coward.
Thanks for the ping !
Super article!
Then one evening I accompanied a friend to a NRA members council meeting and began to learn that they do a lot behind the scenes lobbying and provide a lot of support at many levels. The plain truth of the matter is that no other organization has the depth of resources to bring to fight. As one of the more influential players in the 2A fight in CA says, "Never choose not be a member of the NRA." So I took out a new membership.
Then my mail box filled up with crap and I became angry with NRA again.
When I whined about it at the members council I was told that all I had to do was email the NRA at membership@nrahq.org or call them at 800-672-3888 and ask them to put me on the "Do Not Promote" list and the tide of crap receded.
So now I am an NRA member in good standing again even though I dare not put the decals on my automobiles in my neighborhood. I am also a member of the state affiliate CA Rifle and Pistol Association which, even if good for nothing else, meets the requirements to make purchases at the CMP. I am also a member of SAF - Second Amendment Foundation since it is these guys, often with financial assistance from the NRA, that brings the hurt to the anti-gunners in court. These are the organizations fighting in the trenches day and night to take back my gun rights from my masters in Sacramento. No other organization can do so effectively and some such a NAGR are pretty much scams that exist solely to separate the clueless for their cash.
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I would not join anything that would have Me as a member.
FReepin’ is as committed as I can get!
From what I have seen of Larry Pratt these days, he spends his time contending with opponents of gun rights, not the NRA.
For me, it is about which organization has the stronger position on defending our Second Amendment protections. The differing approach to universal background check legislation was pivotal in my decision to join GOA. These Democrat politicians love compromise because they demand more and more compromise over time until they get what they originally wanted.
Larry Pratt points out that the right of free people to keep and bear arms is God-given; therefore, compromising that right is unacceptable. So, effectiveness depends on your point of view since compromising my right to keep and bear arms is not effective to me.
ozzymandus wrote: “I agree about all the junk mail from NRA, but they are still far more effective than GOA. GOA seems to spend as much time attacking NRA as supporting gun rights. Larry Pratt has a big problem with NRA, which doesn’t help anybody.”
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