do you own a gun? NRA member?

LEE3370 · 01-13-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by letsroll

Can I join the NRA and not be lumped in with Zombie paranoids and people who wear foil hats?

Oh Yes, you can. Very few members of the NRA fall into that group. Mainly they are sane, level headed people who want to belong to a group of sane, level headed people.
Some anti-gunners lump all gunowners into the group you mentioned.

troy2000 · 01-13-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by letsroll

Can I join the NRA and not be lumped in with Zombie paranoids and people who wear foil hats?

No. But you don't seem to have a problem with that. You joined this forum, didn't you?

NRA member here. Quit for years after that "jackbooted government thugs" nonsense, though. There's a difference between trying to keep our government in line and demonizing them.

and yes...I DO own a gun. Maybe two, if you're going to be nosy about it...

TexasT · 01-13-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by billy

go get em tiger!
grrrrr!

you been listening to heavy metal again TT?

It's not heavy metal. It's my new fav song.

mdj696 · 01-16-2008, 03:15 PM

Been member for more years than I can remember. Family goes wayyyyy back being NRA members. Lots of vets in the family, way back to the civil war, southern of course.

mossbergman · 01-20-2008, 10:51 PM

Same old same old arguments pro and con.on the NRA. The bottom line is THEY ARE THE VOICE OF THE THE GUN OWNERS IN CONGRESS !! Do you ever hear any Anti Sen. cry about the GOA or SAF ?? NO. We gun owners are 80 million +strong and the NRA has what? 4 million members?? Thats Sad. Your gun rights aren't worth a few cents a day. I look at profiles on all the gun forums and am really surprised at the # of gun people online that aren't supporters of their sport. THINK NOW 80 MILLION.. OF US. IF HALF JOINED THE NRA. .. What do you think would happen to anti bills in congress...there would be none. Gun owners and NRA members vote in higher % than the average citizen. Not one congressman or woman would want to risk their cushy job by going up against 40 million + gunownerr voters. So for less than $0.09 a day you can be part of the cure not the problem. i don't pretend to agree with the NRA on all things , they T me off regularly, But it's the best pwr we have.USE IT. PLEASE--Life Member --JMJ--

billy · 04-03-2008, 10:08 PM

i had never even heard of the GOA or the SAF until recently.
EVERYBODY knows who the NRA is.
you cant join either of my gun clubs without being a NRA member.
and yeah i voted for that!

ackspac · 04-04-2008, 12:29 AM

The NRA is having their big convention here in Louisville Ky, next month, and allmost even bigger is the Knob Creek Machine-Gun Shoot next weekend in West-Point Ky , you can check out machinegunshoot.com . Hope to see some of you guys at either or both events.

TXplt · 04-04-2008, 04:39 AM

Life member (son is too). If you shoot, own a firearm, or care about the RKBA you need to join the NRA. It's not very expensive, is a loud collective voice, and, in general, does great work. You have an input as well.

wunhunglo · 04-04-2008, 05:08 AM

All the British shooting organisations were so disjointed & narrow minded and only interested in their own little disciplines that we,the British shooters all got screwed!!

We did not have a strong voice with which to make the Government listen and I can see so many similarities creeping into the states. Bit by bit the antis are chipping away at your gun ownership rights.

Stand up and be counted!

NRAJOE · 04-04-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

Life Member...

I upped to Endowment Life last month...want to make it to Benefactor....

tlarkin · 04-04-2008, 06:15 PM

I don't agree with their agenda 100%, but then again I don't agree with any organizations agenda 100%. However, I am not a member and I did look into it but I am not sure if there are any benefits to it.

What does my money go towards? What benefits do I reap?

NRAJOE · 04-04-2008, 07:22 PM

You reap the benefits of keeping your 2nd Amendment rights and you won't be a leech letting the rest of us pay for your right to keep and bear arms....

tlarkin · 04-04-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

You reap the benefits of keeping your 2nd Amendment rights and you won't be a leech letting the rest of us pay for your right to keep and bear arms....

Yeah, but I mean can you give me examples of what they do other than media promotion? I know they talk a lot but what exactly do they do? Who is the NRA, who are these people I am giving money to each year? I don't know a thing about any of them.

K75RT · 04-04-2008, 08:34 PM

As it is said you can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink.....The NRA is not perfect as we are not, too. They are not omnipotent, and they are not weak. They are US, yes the NRA is US, it is an elected group of members who FIGHT for our RIGHTS. If you are not a member ask yourself why? I'm a LIFE member and a contributor to the ILA...If you want to change the NRA..join and you can vote. There are other PRO-GUN organizations and they have alternative posturing. POLITICS folks, it is a dirty game where idealists/pragmatists tend to lose. I am a proud member of the NRA.

billy · 04-04-2008, 09:36 PM

i HAVE to be an NRA member.
i like guns.
i want to own and shoot them.
it doesnt matter if i like the NRA or not.
they are the biggest stick we got!

khahn79 · 04-05-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

Yeah, but I mean can you give me examples of what they do other than media promotion? I know they talk a lot but what exactly do they do? Who is the NRA, who are these people I am giving money to each year? I don't know a thing about any of them.

I think tlarkin brings up a valid question. I'm still fairly new to all of this. I did join the NRA this year, as did my husband. Like tlarkin, I know that the NRA is involved in "media promotion", safety classes, and going to bat for our second ammendment rights, but since I "am the NRA", I would like to know a little more about how I can make a difference...beyond just mailing in my check. Specifically, what can members do to ensure that our rights are protected? Advice anyone?

SilentSoul · 04-05-2008, 11:16 AM

I just recently joined after doing a lot of research. And if you need other incentives OTHER than keeping your 2nd amendment rights, look at all the company's that give NRA members discounts, tons of hotels, car rental places. There are a bunch.

I just talked my girls mother into joining the NRA, and I'm working on a few buddy's that don't have guns, but plan to buy in the near future. I told them, you better join now or you might not get a chance. Oh yea and everyone is doing it

Paul T · 04-05-2008, 05:11 PM

I can neither confirm or deny that Im a gun owner.. Come here and find out.
yes!

collector1948 · 04-08-2008, 06:25 PM

I have been a long time member of the NRA. I just wish that they would spend our money more wisely, way too many mailings asking for more money, and sending out unsolicited DVD's and such. The bottom line is, they are fighiting for our rights, and they do have the biggest bat on the street to protect our rights, and God forbid if that other Clinton or that other a**h*** get elected.........Just my opinion

tlarkin · 04-09-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by collector1948

I have been a long time member of the NRA. I just wish that they would spend our money more wisely, way too many mailings asking for more money, and sending out unsolicited DVD's and such. The bottom line is, they are fighiting for our rights, and they do have the biggest bat on the street to protect our rights, and God forbid if that other Clinton or that other a**h*** get elected.........Just my opinion

That is exactly why I am hesitant to join. I wouldn't want my money going to something I think is a waste of time. I work too hard for my money to just give it away for a bunch of wasted mailers, or things I don't think is worth it.

04-03-2008, 10:08 PM	#46
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,254 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	i had never even heard of the GOA or the SAF until recently. EVERYBODY knows who the NRA is. you cant join either of my gun clubs without being a NRA member. and yeah i voted for that! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

04-04-2008, 04:39 AM	#48
TXplt Conservative in Exile Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 3,187 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 2	Life member (son is too). If you shoot, own a firearm, or care about the RKBA you need to join the NRA. It's not very expensive, is a loud collective voice, and, in general, does great work. You have an input as well. __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas

04-04-2008, 07:22 PM	#52
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	You reap the benefits of keeping your 2nd Amendment rights and you won't be a leech letting the rest of us pay for your right to keep and bear arms.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

04-04-2008, 09:36 PM	#55
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,254 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	i HAVE to be an NRA member. i like guns. i want to own and shoot them. it doesnt matter if i like the NRA or not. they are the biggest stick we got! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

04-08-2008, 06:25 PM	#59
collector1948 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: under the radar Posts: 46	NRA I have been a long time member of the NRA. I just wish that they would spend our money more wisely, way too many mailings asking for more money, and sending out unsolicited DVD's and such. The bottom line is, they are fighiting for our rights, and they do have the biggest bat on the street to protect our rights, and God forbid if that other Clinton or that other ah* get elected.........Just my opinion

01-16-2008, 03:15 PM	#44
mdj696 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 297 Images: 1	Been member for more years than I can remember. Family goes wayyyyy back being NRA members. Lots of vets in the family, way back to the civil war, southern of course.

01-20-2008, 10:51 PM	#45
mossbergman Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In the Hollow Log along the Susky, Central Pa. Posts: 31	Same old same old arguments pro and con.on the NRA. The bottom line is THEY ARE THE VOICE OF THE THE GUN OWNERS IN CONGRESS !! Do you ever hear any Anti Sen. cry about the GOA or SAF ?? NO. We gun owners are 80 million +strong and the NRA has what? 4 million members?? Thats Sad. Your gun rights aren't worth a few cents a day. I look at profiles on all the gun forums and am really surprised at the # of gun people online that aren't supporters of their sport. THINK NOW 80 MILLION.. OF US. IF HALF JOINED THE NRA. .. What do you think would happen to anti bills in congress...there would be none. Gun owners and NRA members vote in higher % than the average citizen. Not one congressman or woman would want to risk their cushy job by going up against 40 million + gunownerr voters. So for less than $0.09 a day you can be part of the cure not the problem. i don't pretend to agree with the NRA on all things , they T me off regularly, But it's the best pwr we have.USE IT. PLEASE--Life Member --JMJ--

04-04-2008, 12:29 AM	#47
ackspac Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20	The NRA is having their big convention here in Louisville Ky, next month, and allmost even bigger is the Knob Creek Machine-Gun Shoot next weekend in West-Point Ky , you can check out machinegunshoot.com . Hope to see some of you guys at either or both events.

04-04-2008, 05:08 AM	#49
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 2,004	All the British shooting organisations were so disjointed & narrow minded and only interested in their own little disciplines that we,the British shooters all got screwed!! We did not have a strong voice with which to make the Government listen and I can see so many similarities creeping into the states. Bit by bit the antis are chipping away at your gun ownership rights. Stand up and be counted!

04-04-2008, 06:15 PM	#51
tlarkin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,940	I don't agree with their agenda 100%, but then again I don't agree with any organizations agenda 100%. However, I am not a member and I did look into it but I am not sure if there are any benefits to it. What does my money go towards? What benefits do I reap?

04-04-2008, 08:34 PM	#54
K75RT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut Posts: 412	As it is said you can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink.....The NRA is not perfect as we are not, too. They are not omnipotent, and they are not weak. They are US, yes the NRA is US, it is an elected group of members who FIGHT for our RIGHTS. If you are not a member ask yourself why? I'm a LIFE member and a contributor to the ILA...If you want to change the NRA..join and you can vote. There are other PRO-GUN organizations and they have alternative posturing. POLITICS folks, it is a dirty game where idealists/pragmatists tend to lose. I am a proud member of the NRA.

04-05-2008, 11:16 AM	#57
SilentSoul Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 603 Images: 1	I just recently joined after doing a lot of research. And if you need other incentives OTHER than keeping your 2nd amendment rights, look at all the company's that give NRA members discounts, tons of hotels, car rental places. There are a bunch. I just talked my girls mother into joining the NRA, and I'm working on a few buddy's that don't have guns, but plan to buy in the near future. I told them, you better join now or you might not get a chance. Oh yea and everyone is doing it

04-05-2008, 05:11 PM	#58
Paul T Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mounds Ok Posts: 288 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 6	I can neither confirm or deny that Im a gun owner.. Come here and find out. yes!