Why join the NRA?

[M1A_KICHI]

I was a member a while back but never renewed my membership when the time was up.

Seeing how mad the liberals get at us for knowing and exercising our rights I pulled the trigger when they had their $300 dollar membership last week and feel pretty good about it.

[monorailboy]

Just upgraded to Life Membership !!! Wish every gun sold in the US included xtra upcharge to allow each purchase to give that buyer initial membership or renewal or just plain support !

Come on Gun Stores !!!!!

[slamfire1]

After being a regular NRA member for decades, two years ago I finally upgraded to Life Member.

I AM A NRA LIFE MEMBER AND DAMN PROUD OF IT!

[Nacho_Eater]

Thanks for reminding me to renew my NRA membership!

[njineermike]

The Democrat debates showed how powerful we could be. Think about it. 6 million of us have the entire Democrat party apoplectic because we are perceived as the stone wall blocking their plans for "reasonable gun control". We only comprise about 2% of the entire US population, and we have them blaming us for everything from gang violence in inner cities to sunspots.

[Click Boom]

I hate how those would trash our liberty describe the NRA as some shady front for big business, when over 90% of their money comes from donations of $200 or less.

The NRA is a group of people. Fellow Americans, who want to protect their civil rights. It is a civil rights organization. The "special interest" is to not use the bill of rights as toilet paper.

[Bill1957]

I've been an annual member on off for years. I always seemed to let it lapse. Today I decided to be a lifetime member and I also signed my wife up. Now I can't forget or get lazy about being a member.


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[Noble Cause]

I hate how those would trash our liberty describe the NRA as some shady front for big business, when over 90% of their money comes from donations of $200 or less.

The NRA is a group of people. Fellow Americans, who want to protect their civil rights. It is a civil rights organization. The "special interest" is to not use the bill of rights as toilet paper.

Well said.

Article on NRA donations:

The money powering the NRA

http://money.cnn.com/news/cnnmoney-investigates/nra-funding-donors/

Contributions came from nearly 30,000 donors, with around 90% of donations
made by people who gave less than $200 in a single year. According to the
NRA, the average donation is around $35.

The NRA's ability to raise so much money from small donations is highly
unusual for a special interest group, demonstrating its wide reaching support,
said Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics.

Only one person has donated even close to the maximum amount allowed by
federal law, which is $5,000 per year: a computer programmer from Houston.
Since 2005, he has donated $50,050 -- just shy of the $55,000 allowed for
the 11-year period (including this year).

Note the Hero who has given $5k per year for years, a Computer
Programmer from Houston Texas.


Noble

[readysetgo]

Note the Hero who has given $5k per year for 11 years, a Computer
Programmer from Houston Texas.


Noble

Totally noted! 2a bad mutha right there.

[Mr.Misha]

Looks like a NRA is using your hard earned money on high salaries. Over 40m is salaries? You guys are getting scammed.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530116130

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[pterrell]

I became a life member the other day. I finally had some disposable income to actually spend on it. Glad I did. I might sign my wife up too next year.

Love them or hate them, they are a big voice in Washington. They may compromise but they're playing the long game.

[LowThudd]

Mr. Misha is not a 2A proponent. Not in my oppinion anyway. Here are a couple posts from another thread on the subject. http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...7#post16868757

I'm a gun enthusiast but I also agree with some gun laws. If you can't hit something with 10 rounds, you certainly won't hit it with 15. In my opinion unless you're DoD, there's no reason in having 30 round magazines. Is it annoying having a CA bullet button and other restrictions? Absolutely, but it might save some lives when a lunatic decides to go nuts at a mall.

Anyways, there's good points on both sides. No need to knock on people's doors and stick your beliefs on someone else. I've just got on this forum, and most of it is grown men *****ing and moaning about ****. Come on now...

Most people who commit gun crimes are not gun enthusiasts so they will use whatever is available to them at the local gun store. If there's a high cap mag available, they'll use that. If not, they'll use whatever they can get.

And asking how a 10 day waiting period or a bullet button stops crime isn't a lack of logic? Seriously? Like I said earlier, criminals will use whatever is available to them.

How will you survive without a 30 round mag? Oh man... I like the fact that if someone isn't a die hard gun nut gets labeled as an anti. No worries, thanks for your opinion.

Keep em' coming guys. I thought I'd be bored at work today but things are looking up!

In regards to the bullet button, I think that's just common sense. Do you want me to also explain how 10 round mag is better than a drum mag?

I rather have the Sherman Oaks gang bangers have a semi with a 10 round mag than an auto with a drum mag.

Like I said, I don't understand why a difference in opinion is automatically attacked but it's all good, its entertaining.

"It’s based upon the desire of liberals for total supremacy" is my favorite quote in that whole article... Are they comparing Liberals to the KKK? Lol. I'm a little saddned they didn't call Obama Hitler. After all, i was waiting for it.

Had nothing to do with facts. Just a bunch of propganda. Still don't understand what being Liberal or Conservative has anything to do with the 2nd ammendment.

But it's defintely Liberal's and Obama's fault! And THAT'S a fact Jack! Oh man...

[boludo12]

Just upped mine for a 2 year sentence. I wish I could pop for a lifetime.

[LowThudd]

Just upped mine for a 2 year sentence. I wish I could pop for a lifetime.

The extended pay lifetime is really managable. I went with that. http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?t=1143927

[oddball]

Looks like a NRA is using your hard earned money on high salaries. Over 40m is salaries? You guys are getting scammed.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530116130

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And this forum is being scammed by the likes of you pretending to be a friend of the 2A, judging from your past posts on the legitimacy of bullet buttons, 10 round magazines and waiting periods.

Of course you would never be a member of the NRA.