do you own a gun? NRA member? - Page 4

blackhawk45 · 04-09-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

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?

BENEFITS?

Do you consider keeping your firearms a benefit ? I suggest,if you are a gun owner ,JOIN today ! Tomorrow might be too late !

TNRICK55 · 04-09-2008, 11:57 AM

aways will be

blackhawk45 · 04-09-2008, 11:57 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.

WWW.NRA.ORG, Join today, 80 million gunowners, 4 Million members, do the math. join the fight. BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, not PART OF THE PROBLEM !

sell33 · 04-09-2008, 12:01 PM

Hmm well i am officially broke right now, but once out of school i plan on investing in a lifetime membership....unfortunately it will be awhile until that happens. But i must say the NRA is the best hope for gun owners in this country.

blackhawk45 · 04-09-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

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.

WWW.NRA.ORG PLEASE LOG ON. AND JOIN. JUST THINK, IF EVERY MEMBER, SIGNED UP JUST ONE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER ! WOW, WHODATHUNKIT

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Originally Posted by blackhawk45

WWW.NRA.ORG PLEASE LOG ON. AND JOIN. JUST THINK, IF EVERY MEMBER, SIGNED UP JUST ONE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER ! WOW, WHODATHUNKIT

This is a link,National Rifle Association - NRA Website Gateway

tlarkin · 04-09-2008, 05:25 PM

4 million multiplied by 25 dollars per a year....Hmm, who are these people that run the NRA?

I have never given money to anyone blindly, and nor will I, with the exception of taxes because I am forced to.

Minionsram · 04-09-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

4 million multiplied by 25 dollars per a year....Hmm, who are these people that run the NRA?

I have never given money to anyone blindly, and nor will I, with the exception of taxes because I am forced to.

that would be 100 million per year. Wow that is a lot of dough.

Rambo · 04-09-2008, 08:09 PM

Why do they keep calling me and asking for more money?

NRAJOE · 04-10-2008, 02:22 PM

Because they need it...its not cheap fighting the anti's on local and national scale day after day...year after year.

Your dues ain't gonna do it....

kerryfiguried35 · 04-10-2008, 03:04 PM

Hi! I am a new member here and I was wondering if you guys know where I can purchase a nice marlin 30/30 for deer hunting

NRAJOE · 04-10-2008, 03:16 PM

knightRider · 04-10-2008, 03:39 PM

I am a memeber

LarryO1970 · 04-10-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kerryfiguried35

Hi! I am a new member here and I was wondering if you guys know where I can purchase a nice marlin 30/30 for deer hunting

GunBroker.com Online Gun Auction ...

tlarkin · 04-10-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

Because they need it...its not cheap fighting the anti's on local and national scale day after day...year after year.

Your dues ain't gonna do it....

Sure, but how much of that money goes into their pockets....?

LarryO1970 · 04-10-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

Sure, but how much of that money goes into their pockets....?

tlarkin ... if you don't want to support the NRA because you aren't privileged to see their accounting details, then don't...

If you are still asking what benefit there is, ask blackhawk45.

Do you ask the same question to your insurance agency? Do you not pay insurance for that very reason?

tlarkin · 04-10-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LarryO1970

tlarkin ... if you don't want to support the NRA because you aren't privileged to see their accounting details, then don't...

If you are still asking what benefit there is, ask blackhawk45.

Do you ask the same question to your insurance agency? Do you not pay insurance for that very reason?

Woah buddy, no need to get personal. Yes, if there is a non for profit organization that is suppose to benefit your rights (or your beliefs), then yeah I want to see their books. That is how I feel about all groups, and is why I don't like tossing money in them. Otherwise they are just using you to get money.

Government employees, people in the private sector, and even non for profit organizations abuse the money they have available to them. People charge stuff to their cards and write it off as a business expense all the time, and in fact it should not be a business expense. I don't want to pay for that, and I won't.

The NRA seems to me, like a media machine and nothing else. however, by all means please correct me if I am wrong. I also don't think their media machine costs them what they take in each year either.

NRAJOE · 04-11-2008, 05:20 PM

Dude, either join or don't...seems like your just trying to aggravate....we'll keep fighting for your rights...you just relax and kickback.

tlarkin · 04-11-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

Dude, either join or don't...seems like your just trying to aggravate....we'll keep fighting for your rights...you just relax and kickback.

you are taking it too personally. My point is valid, and it stands. I am not trying to aggravate anyone by any means.

TXplt · 04-11-2008, 09:57 PM

My son and I are life members. It's not that expensive. They do good work in terms of firearms education and safety, and in terms of preserving the RKBA. They are probably one of the strongest political forces in the nation, and they represent me. Yes, they're not perfect, and I could do without some of the junk mail (I don't have to open it or read it if I don't want to). But no one is perfect and I, believe it or not, sometimes disagree with people whose opinions I otherwise very much value (just ask my wife !). They also have group discounts, and an interesting website with good information.

I'd get off a buck and join. The magazines alone for me will more than recoup the cost of membership. Just my opinion.

Texan · 04-11-2008, 10:38 PM

Life Member.

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04-09-2008, 11:57 AM	#62
TNRICK55 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TENNESSEE Posts: 74 Trader Rating: (0)	aways will be __________________ 1st. GOD 2ND RIGHT TO KEEP AND BARE ARMS.

04-09-2008, 08:09 PM	#68
Rambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 539 Trader Rating: (0)	Why do they keep calling me and asking for more money? __________________ If you run, you'll just die tired.

04-10-2008, 02:22 PM	#69
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,998 Trader Rating: (0)	Because they need it...its not cheap fighting the anti's on local and national scale day after day...year after year. Your dues ain't gonna do it.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

04-10-2008, 03:16 PM	#71
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,998 Trader Rating: (0)	__________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

04-10-2008, 03:39 PM	#72
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 2,536 Trader Rating: (0)	I am a memeber __________________ I'm part kalishnakov, part heckler and Koch.

04-09-2008, 12:01 PM	#64
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 998 Trader Rating: (0)	Hmm well i am officially broke right now, but once out of school i plan on investing in a lifetime membership....unfortunately it will be awhile until that happens. But i must say the NRA is the best hope for gun owners in this country.

04-09-2008, 05:25 PM	#66
tlarkin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,537 Trader Rating: (0)	4 million multiplied by 25 dollars per a year....Hmm, who are these people that run the NRA? I have never given money to anyone blindly, and nor will I, with the exception of taxes because I am forced to.

04-10-2008, 03:04 PM	#70
kerryfiguried35 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0)	Hi! I am a new member here and I was wondering if you guys know where I can purchase a nice marlin 30/30 for deer hunting

04-11-2008, 05:20 PM	#77
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,998 Trader Rating: (0)	Dude, either join or don't...seems like your just trying to aggravate....we'll keep fighting for your rights...you just relax and kickback. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

04-11-2008, 09:57 PM	#79
TXplt Lost in the Ozone Again Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,244 Trader Rating: (0)	My son and I are life members. It's not that expensive. They do good work in terms of firearms education and safety, and in terms of preserving the RKBA. They are probably one of the strongest political forces in the nation, and they represent me. Yes, they're not perfect, and I could do without some of the junk mail (I don't have to open it or read it if I don't want to). But no one is perfect and I, believe it or not, sometimes disagree with people whose opinions I otherwise very much value (just ask my wife !). They also have group discounts, and an interesting website with good information. I'd get off a buck and join. The magazines alone for me will more than recoup the cost of membership. Just my opinion. __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas

04-11-2008, 10:38 PM	#80
Texan Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Back home in TEXAS Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0)	Life Member. o~\o