I finally joined NRA

[jetspeed8]

My wife and I both joined a while ago. Glad we did after reading how the present administration is trying to do an end run on our gun rights.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[oldhippy]

I am not all that fond of some of their policies but the money I spend for membership is well worth the realization to political foes that there is one more number watching them.

[Vladimirx01]

Wife and I just joined this weekend...

Good organization, been meaning to join for years, I've just always found something else to do with the 25-35 bucks

[UnklFungus]

I will be joining soon. I for a long time disagreed with some of what they have done, but, I gotta flow power to them for all they have done. I will also flow dough to GOA and JPFO too. Gotta cover my bases!

[4evrinblujns]

I have been a member off and on over the years and just rejoined 2 months ago. Lots of e-mails. just got my second Am. rifleman today. Maybe I'll get my membership card by the 4th of July.

[Super Trucker]

I'm a faithful member, but man I'd like to see some better executive management from them.

The marketing is pure harassment at worst and at least an atrocious waste of valuable funds (thru excessive, poorly-directed and expensive mailings) at best.

I remind myself that these issues are inherent to a non-profit orgs, and this is still the best representation that we have. However, I'd love to see a real business person come in and take over.

I was a member in the 80's & 90's and got mad because of the weekly calls begging for money and daily mail begging for money, then when the Clinton ban happen I said I had seen enough and I didn't renew, fast forward to last year I am now older and realize that nothing in life is perfect and if I don't belong to the biggest group I am no help in the "cause". i joined again as a life member this time.

So now as a life member I am able to vote and possible get rid of the people that are not making the decisions I think they should, and I also called them and said please don't call me or mail anything that is begging for money. In the past year I get nothing except the monthly magazine, and the e-mails I signed up for from the ILA.

So to address the highlighted parts of your comment, if you are a life member or at least 5 year member you can vote to change the management you do not like, and any member can request they not bother you with solicitations.

Hope that help.

[Handgunner]

Joined recently myself during a visit to a local gunshow in Middletown. The NRA rep caught my attention, said his piece and I signed up immediately. Prior to being a gun owner (pistol), I had believed the NRA to be a "hunting interest" organization which I think is the attitude of many people not associated with firearms, you know - "...for them folks what likes to shoot turkeys and stuff...". Since becoming aware of the choke hold of state and federal governments, I am more than an avid supporter of any association in the business of 1.educating the general public and eliminating much of the ignorance surrounding legal gun ownership beyond an over/under shotgun; 2. educating the government bodies that purposefully make laws at the bidding of the general public without caring of the effects of such laws regarding legal ownership of firearms by those who are familiar with crime statistics and police response times.

[bps3040]

Lol, your mailman and mailbox will hate you, but wtg. They are looking out for our interests.

[falcon1]

Thanks for joining! As others have mentioned, they are not perfect, but the are the "big dog" in the Second-Amendment world.

[babyhulk]

Thanks for joining, they try to sell you stuff but all you gotta do is say no. They are one of our best chances for retaining our constitutional rights.

+1

I'd been an on-again off-again member since the middle '80's. I realized that although you may not totally agree with certain stands and/or decisions that are made, ultimately this fight for our 2A rights is a VERY LONG TERM fight and the NRA has been fighting for those rights for many years.

Sorry for the 'soapbox'.

My uncle left me some money when he passed a year ago and I felt that purchasing a Life Membership was a good way to honor and remember him.

[Supertac45]

My wife is a Life Member and I'm a Patron Life Member. I also support the NRA-ILA.

[55bowtie]

http://www.nrahq.org/FreedomAssoc/default.asp Try it out for free first. Youll get more e mails than u can shake a stick at...

[Camjr]

Thanks for helping to push the cart.

[INccwchris]

I am a EPL Life Member, have been for a few months now, I joined as a regular member then realized I wanted more, and signed up for a Life Membership in May 2010 19 years old and a NRA Life Member, makes me proud to stand for something I believe in