Should gun club members be required to join the NRA? - Page 7

dgraing · October 24th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janq

For a great and wide range of reasons, including being member and supporter of other groups such as GOAL (MA), GOA, DucksUnlimited, and many others.
Also a person may be pro-gun but not wish to underwrite the NRA organization in specific.

- Janq is not an NRA member and does not appreciate clubs that require as much or penalize those who are not card carrying

This, in my opinion, is why my club requires you to join "a" gun rights group, be it the NRA or others. Some people like choices. I personally am not an NRA member but I had no problem joining the local gun rights group so that I could be a member of the club (I was a member of the local group anyway).

If I were that opposed to being "told what to do" then a gun club probably isn't in my best interest since they have rules you have to follow too.

David

Janq · October 24th, 2008, 02:09 PM

Agreed David, I too like and support choice.

As noted by others I simply choose not to join clubs who require NRA membership and/or will penalize me for not having chosen to support them.
As to support being an NRA member and having written a check for $10 per year or a grand a lifetime ago does not necessarily make one an 'active' 2A supporter.
I personally choose not to support the NRA with my monies for specific and personal reasons but I have no qualm with anyone else choosing to do so. In kind I'd expect that others would have no qualm with me for not being an NRA member.

Oh and as to gun owners voting as a single block which someone else brought up that would not occur as very many people are not single item voters. Further there are more _voting_ non gun owning/supporting voters than there are gun owners, who do vote. So if they all joined the Brady Campaign and voted against us/the NRA they would as a 'block' win every time. But again as we well know from past experience not all people can be depended upon to vote for a single issue ignoring all other matters of importance...much less to even register and get their lazy butts to the polls.

- Janq

wareagleky · October 24th, 2008, 02:16 PM

I don't think so but that is just me. NRA does some great things but not everyone wants to be connected with large Lobbying groups. find it tough to force membership when all you may be looking for is somewhere to shoot when you don't have your own place. It would turn me off from the club. However I am forced to be an IDPA member to shoot at the matches at the club I belong to and I went on and did this. In general though I do not care for groups telling me what I have to be a part of or pay extra fees on top of your membership. IMHO

ridurall · October 24th, 2008, 05:07 PM

I was a member of Crosscreek Longrifles in Fayetteville NC when I was stationed there and they required NRA membership. It helped with the insurance and I think it's good for the club. Of course I've been a life member since 1983.

October 24th, 2008, 02:09 PM	#62
Janq VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,144	Agreed David, I too like and support choice. As noted by others I simply choose not to join clubs who require NRA membership and/or will penalize me for not having chosen to support them. As to support being an NRA member and having written a check for $10 per year or a grand a lifetime ago does not necessarily make one an 'active' 2A supporter. I personally choose not to support the NRA with my monies for specific and personal reasons but I have no qualm with anyone else choosing to do so. In kind I'd expect that others would have no qualm with me for not being an NRA member. Oh and as to gun owners voting as a single block which someone else brought up that would not occur as very many people are not single item voters. Further there are more _voting_ non gun owning/supporting voters than there are gun owners, who do vote. So if they all joined the Brady Campaign and voted against us/the NRA they would as a 'block' win every time. But again as we well know from past experience not all people can be depended upon to vote for a single issue ignoring all other matters of importance...much less to even register and get their lazy butts to the polls. - Janq __________________ "Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy Monday, March 12, 2007 -- Op Ed -- The Washington Post

October 24th, 2008, 05:07 PM	#64
ridurall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 735	I was a member of Crosscreek Longrifles in Fayetteville NC when I was stationed there and they required NRA membership. It helped with the insurance and I think it's good for the club. Of course I've been a life member since 1983. __________________ Life member NRA since 1983 I normally carry a Sig Pro .40 in a Crossbreed IWB but when necessary will switch to: Baby Eagle .40 W/Kramer holster Bersa Thunder380 Kel-Tec P3AT Skyy 9mm

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

October 24th, 2008, 02:16 PM	#63
wareagleky Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 238	I don't think so but that is just me. NRA does some great things but not everyone wants to be connected with large Lobbying groups. find it tough to force membership when all you may be looking for is somewhere to shoot when you don't have your own place. It would turn me off from the club. However I am forced to be an IDPA member to shoot at the matches at the club I belong to and I went on and did this. In general though I do not care for groups telling me what I have to be a part of or pay extra fees on top of your membership. IMHO