NRA ?

[negolien]

Easy there turbo

Easy there on the tirades bud. The thread is about membeship cards not sure why you feel the need to go off on people here.

Do some of you need some cheese to go with the whine.

I am a life member and so is my daughter who wanted to be when she was 10 years old. I still send what I can to help. I do not get lots of "garbage" mail from them. I think they do that more with the yearly membership.

It does not matter They are the best organination for protecting our rights that we have. You people(and myself) would not have squat for firearms etc without them. IF you own ONE firearm you should be a member. Hell even if you only believe in the right to own you should be a member.

Forget the goodies and help yourself by joining. When I send money I often ask to not send the gift so that more of it does good. I bet everyone of you waste more on something(beer/sodas/tobbacco/movies/coffee etc) than what the NRA cost you each year. One not going out to dinner and you could buy membership plus kink in alittle for lobby work.

Stop whining and join and help. I for one am tired of helping to protect you when you are not helping at all. As I kid my buddies I have carried you so long I had to have back surgery.

End of Rant

[sequoia_nomad]

Do some of you need some cheese to go with the whine.

I am a life member and so is my daughter who wanted to be when she was 10 years old. I still send what I can to help. I do not get lots of "garbage" mail from them. I think they do that more with the yearly membership.

It does not matter They are the best organination for protecting our rights that we have. You people(and myself) would not have squat for firearms etc without them. IF you own ONE firearm you should be a member. Hell even if you only believe in the right to own you should be a member.

Forget the goodies and help yourself by joining. When I send money I often ask to not send the gift so that more of it does good. I bet everyone of you waste more on something(beer/sodas/tobbacco/movies/coffee etc) than what the NRA cost you each year. One not going out to dinner and you could buy membership plus kink in alittle for lobby work.

Stop whining and join and help. I for one am tired of helping to protect you when you are not helping at all. As I kid my buddies I have carried you so long I had to have back surgery.

End of Rant

He does have a point there. While the original post was about when your membership card will arrive, it did quickly turn into a sound off regarding what everyone dislikes most about the NRA (junk mail, crappy gift for joining, etc). The point of joining the NRA is not to receive a free gift in the mail, it is about investing in the protection your own Constitutional rights. You think the hat sucks? How about if no one was lobbying against the draconian gun laws that the Ca legislature is forever dreaming up? I think that would suck more.

I hope no one here thinks the Assembly Safety Committee lifted the 50 round a month restriction from AB962 out of the goodness of their hearts. That is why I belong to and financially support the NRA.

[norcal77]

He does have a point there. While the original post was about when your membership card will arrive, it did quickly turn into a sound off regarding what everyone dislikes most about the NRA (junk mail, crappy gift for joining, etc). The point of joining the NRA is not to receive a free gift in the mail, it is about investing in the protection your own Constitutional rights. You think the hat sucks? How about if no one was lobbying against the draconian gun laws that the Ca legislature is forever dreaming up? I think that would suck more.

I hope no one here thinks the Assembly Safety Committee lifted the 50 round a month restriction from AB962 out of the goodness of their hearts. That is why I belong to and financially support the NRA.

I would have been content with just paying my 5 year dues and getting a membership card. Then in 5 years they can send me a bill for another 5 years. They could probably save a bunch of money if they asked up front if you want the solicitations, probably would not have to hit me up for money so often if they did. I know when given the option I always opt out of stuff like that.

I had no clue I was going to get all the junk mail I was going to get..the hat just seemed kind of insulting to me. To top it all off it wasn't even made here..it was made in China

[negolien]

A good cause for sure on that most of us can agree on. I would say all but we are on an interweb forumz lol.

[CaliforniaLiberal]

Yeah, it comes separately.

Congratulations..you are about to experience a deluge of junk mail hitting you up for cash...it's like a panhandler delivered right to your mailbox.

All I got was a crummy hat that doesn't even look like it was made to fit humans.

If you call them up and ask nicely they will stop the twice weekly mailings and email in box flood.

[Bizcuits]

Dang. You sure got a grab bag of stuff. All I got was a crummy, cheap, made-in-China multi-tool (that somehow got misplaced).

Really? Cause all I got was the crappy, cheap, crummy charlton heston made in china pocket knife.

[Army]

Here's how you end it all:

We compile lists for communications and marketing purposes. We will provide that information to NRA affinity partners who we believe provide goods and/or services that might be useful to NRA members. Contracts with these companies require them to keep the member information strictly confidential and prohibit them from using it for any other purpose. You may ask us to remove you from this list by (1) email: using our Contact Us page, (2) phone: at 1-800-672-3888, (3) mail: at National Rifle Association of America, 11250 Waples Mill Road; Fairfax, VA 22033. We do not provide member information to telemarketers, mailing list brokers, or other companies that are not offering NRA-endorsed services or benefits.

Worked for me after an Email. I get nothing in the mail from NRA, ILA, or any affiliates.

[sequoia_nomad]

Really? Cause all I got was the crappy, cheap, crummy charlton heston made in china pocket knife.

Well that sucks. Maybe you should have sent those funds to the Boxer campaign instead, I'm sure they could have sent you something nicer.