It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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The price of liberty is, always has been, and always will be blood: The person who is not willing to die for his liberty has already lost it to the first scoundrel who is willing to risk dying to violate that person's liberty! Are you free?
--- Andrew Ford
Yawn.
I will stand with the NRA until **I** decide not to stand with the NRA, and for *ME*, I am not close to that point yet. Going to the NRA exhibition this Friday and hopefully talk to LAV and Chuck Norris and see a bunch of old friends there. While the NRA is not perfect and I would do some things quite differently, I think it would be close to unanimously agreed upon, without the NRA , we would have pretty much lost ALL out firearms and second amendment rights a long time ago. That is undebatable. VOTE for TRUMP 2020 !!!
Remember there is strength in unity, but divided we are weak and will lose.
I never said the NRA was incompetent or making mistakes.
I simply asked how giving A ratings and endorsements to anti 2nd Amendment politicians is holding their feet to the fire.
Democrats having their way with us? Was it consensual in Florida last year since it was a GOP legislature and governor doing the gun control with Marion Hammer bringing them to heel?
Last edited by jsbhike; 04-22-19 at 20:43.
Kind of what I thought when I read it. Which is also one reason I mentioned the pedigree of the authors.
Also expected the same rational for continued support.
The thought I have is if the NRA members were able to correct this state of affairs, the NRA would be more efficient AND effective.
Situational ethics and self-interest before principals in our foreign policy are pretty much why we have the mess we have today. Not sure the same doesn't apply to the NRA.
Last edited by 26 Inf; 04-22-19 at 21:15.
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President... - Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 47, Number 6, May 1918.
Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
The price of liberty is, always has been, and always will be blood: The person who is not willing to die for his liberty has already lost it to the first scoundrel who is willing to risk dying to violate that person's liberty! Are you free?
--- Andrew Ford
Because it appears to me, simple shit that I am, that the head honchos are bilking the membership by double dipping, paying outlandish fees to buddies in return for favors - to them personally - down the road.
Do you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, think that former Democrat Wayne LaPierre, actually gives a fvck about your AR? Nope, he hopped on the NRA pony in 1977 and is riding it for all it's worth:
Later that year (in 1977), Wayne LaPierre began working for the N.R.A., as a lobbyist. LaPierre, a former Democratic legislative aide with little experience handling guns, was not obviously suited to a role as a firebrand.
In 2014, NRA contributions totaled $103 million and LaPierre's compensation was $985,885. In 2015, NRA contributions totaled $95 million. In that year, LaPierre received a $3.7 million "employee funded deferred compensation plan", which was required by federal law, according to the NRA raising his total annual compensation to $5,110,985.
Let's see, $5,110,985 was 5.4% of the total take of the NRA for that year. Yep, he's down in the trenches with us, lots of skin in the game. LOL
Last edited by 26 Inf; 04-22-19 at 22:45.
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President... - Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and Free Speech, Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 47, Number 6, May 1918.
Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
NRA isn't perfect and I would like to see some changes, like them growing larger balls and NEVER caving on ANY firearm or firearm accessory related issue, EVER.
That being said, if you are only a member of the NRA, you are doing it wrong. Big time.
26Inf, et al- if you don't like how the NRA is doing things, are you at least contributing to all/some of these?
GOA/Gun Owners of America
SAF/The Second Amendment Foundation
JFPO/Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Constitutional Rights PAC (This one goes beyond just 2A, but that's a big part of their mission.
FPC/Firearms Policy Coalition
WAGC/Women against gun control
Citizens Committee for the right to Keep and Bear Arms
_______ <-- Insert local gun rights org.
We need every dog in this fight we can get, including the NRA in my opinion.
I contribute to all fo the above and my local RMGO. How about you guys?
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