Lucky I'm the same after all I've been through, Uncle Sam's been good to me so far. (plagiarism) But what about all those years when the NRA inspired youth programs and education that fostered many of todays shooting sports programs! Is the FEAR OF UNCLE SAM as "THE MAN" worth dissolving all those Genesis Programs?
Absolutely. I'm all for total and absolute deregulation. The words "shall not be infringed" include "shall not give my info or anybody else's info to the dirty rats at the NRA because that crap can and will be used against us"
Well I hear you, perhaps that's why I won't get the Vet Stamp on my Florida License. ( Might also have something to due with every LEO Detective Knocking on my door when someone is exterminated at over 100 yards within America.) But total and absolute deregulation? Lets just defund every PD! Today's Society can't afford Western Law, there are to many SHEEPELS! Yes the STRONG and Well Trained have a better than average chance to SURVIVE, but the premise is built on allowing the meek & mild to inherit the Earth. You have utilized the programs of the NRA during your lifetime, would you actually take those programs away from others that could walk within such footprints?
Love 'em or hate 'em they are still the big dog in the daily fight for the 2A. I have been disappointed by the NRA. I wish new leadership would have emerged from this past annual meeting. Alas, it didn't. Some in my family have disappointed me as well, but we're still family and stay together.
Is the NRA actually bankrupt? or was it as the NY Judge decided just a ploy to leave NY and restructure in TX? But it may well be time for a shake up in the board. Ollie called for just such an action years ago. But is poor fiscal stewardship an actual reason to do away with the entire Organization?
I do not hesitate to say that I am a life member of the NRA. I have been for decades. You are a hero of the 2A for the moral and monetary support you give to the cause. When you support the 2A in the way that you have, generations of Americans that don't exist today will benefit. Thank you. I once said an effective leader of the NRA is worth every penny of compensation they receive. At the time a less controversial Wayne LaPierre was that guy. Membership was up. Political pressure the NRA could bring was great. Snowflakes were fearful. Pride of membership was good. I no longer feel that way about Wayne. From many of the comments in this thread others feel the same. In fact I feel absolutely the opposite. However, I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bath water. Folks that voted to keep him at the helm might have other than altruistic motives. As members we all had an opportunity to vote. I think the NRA's political impact will diminish as well as membership from the result of the decision to keep Wayne. That is unfortunate. I don't think he can change the perception that people currently have of him.
My grandfather stopped supporting the NRA, and he was a life long member. I sure as heck do not support an organization that hasn't done anything lately to protect the 2A while enriching themselves.
