May American Rifleman Notice

[Steve Ladino]

On page 13 of my American Rifleman was a short note from Wayne LaPierre stating among other things to expect a letter from him detailing changes he has been forced to make in operations at the NRA due to COVID-19. I haven't received any letter from the NRA in several months. Anyone else have any information on this?

You asked a simple question about a letter from Wayne L. . I think most all of the following replies are purely personal bitch's, which seem to be the greatest talent of many here. I have seen and been served by NRA volunteers working to put on competitive events for the pleasure of members. It makes perfect sense to me that they need more and more money to conduct business and to hire the best people to stand up and defend our 2nd. amendment rights. The comments here on this post are the best possible for the support of the anti gunners. "The majority of NRA members are opposed to ownership of these firearms " Sound familiar ?
If the incessant soliciting bothers you then just request that they stop, I did years ago but to make an issue about it is simply an attack on the NRA. " Wake up America " Earl Pitts.

 

[338 dude]

You asked a simple question about a letter from Wayne L. . I think most all of the following replies are purely personal bitch's, which seem to be the greatest talent of many here. I have seen and been served by NRA volunteers working to put on competitive events for the pleasure of members. It makes perfect sense to me that they need more and more money to conduct business and to hire the best people to stand up and defend our 2nd. amendment rights. The comments here on this post are the best possible for the support of the anti gunners. "The majority of NRA members are opposed to ownership of these firearms " Sound familiar ?
If the incessant soliciting bothers you then just request that they stop, I did years ago but to make an issue about it is simply an attack on the NRA. " Wake up America " Earl Pitts.

I don’t believe anyone on the site wants to completely do away with the NRA we are just unhappy about the way it is ran the wasting of money the resistance to change and much like our government they are not willing to listen to the people

 

[Stumpy1]

so who do you help fund to help fight for the 2nd amendment?

Well, I think that supporting your State Sportsman's Associations (Local NRA Affiliates) is a pretty good idea. Much of the anti-gun legislation happens at the State level first, and if we can head it off there, I think that will pay dividends down the road.

My own State organization, the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association, has been involved in multiple lawsuits in recent years.
https://dssa.us/ These lawsuits are costly, and your support could make all the difference in a successful outcome.

Other states, like New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and many others are engaged in lawsuits as well.

You can find your State Association here; https://stateassociations.nra.org/find-your-state-association/

Might be a good idea to direct some of your stimulus money to them.

No disrespect to ANY of the other Pro-Second Amendment organizations out there.


Full disclosure -I serve on our State Association Board of Directors.

Respectfully submitted,

Frank

 

[Nightraider]

I don’t believe anyone on the site wants to completely do away with the NRA we are just unhappy about the way it is ran the wasting of money the resistance to change and much like our government they are not willing to listen to the people

I do, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The NRA isn't bad, but the people that run it will always be looking out for their own interests, not the paying public. Wherever a person or entity is elevated to a status if protection, it never ends with them protecting anything but themselves. We should all be responsible for the protection of the 2a, not a singular entity.

 

[338 dude]

I do, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The NRA isn't bad, but the people that run it will always be looking out for their own interests, not the paying public. Wherever a person or entity is elevated to a status if protection, it never ends with them protecting anything but themselves. We should all be responsible for the protection of the 2a, not a singular entity.

You said it yourself the NRA isn’t bad like it or not they are the biggest name in the second amendment protection advocates but like you say also we do need to get new leader ship more transparency and make sure they are absolutely not protected personally and they represent us all that is what I want from the future NRA before I start giving them any more of my money

 

[bluealtered]

A couple of thoughts here, ...first, how long have we been having this conversation? How many years now? How do you know your vote, if you took the time to vote was counted? In Oregon we have mail in voting, it was put in by the libs here and the libs have been in power here since. Does that ring a bell to you?

Next, there comes a time when you have left that tick on you to long and it's just not coming off without a fight. By this time it's dug in deep enough that you may have to cut it out, sounds to me that we as a group have reached that point with Wayne and company. We as the members need to demand a public accounting of who in the board makes what and why. Very simply put, ... what they are doing is called collusion. Sitting here bitching about it won't change it. A lot of good people have gone through those doors to help straiten it out and gotten nowhere due to the current power base that Wayne has backing him.

We are way pass the time of cutting these money sucking ticks out of the NRA and we need to bring back the people who cared about our rights as members of what was a proud American organization working for our right to own our firearms.

 

[Erud]

You asked a simple question about a letter from Wayne L. . I think most all of the following replies are purely personal bitch's, which seem to be the greatest talent of many here. I have seen and been served by NRA volunteers working to put on competitive events for the pleasure of members. It makes perfect sense to me that they need more and more money to conduct business and to hire the best people to stand up and defend our 2nd. amendment rights. The comments here on this post are the best possible for the support of the anti gunners. "The majority of NRA members are opposed to ownership of these firearms " Sound familiar ?
If the incessant soliciting bothers you then just request that they stop, I did years ago but to make an issue about it is simply an attack on the NRA. " Wake up America " Earl Pitts.

Do you remember when Ronald Reagan said; “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.”?

That’s how a lot of people feel about this.

 

[jonbearman]

When Chris Cox quit that told me everything, yea he was paid a lot of money but he saw the writing on the wall. I just want younger fresh people with good ideas to lead and quit wasting millions on stuff that isn't for the cause of freedom. Something is going on when people ,principled people like Selleck resigning their positions. You have to ask yourself why isn't the board of directors trying to force people like Lapierre out the door with no severance to clean up our act with true leaders like Col Allen West or someone like him running the place for less than rock star pay.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

I saw a news article about a month ago, stating that the NRA was laying off staff and curtailing their political actions as well as court actions.

I saw nothing stating there would be salary cuts though.

I've been a member since the early 50's opting to pay dues yearly. I have also sent in contributions from time to time. While there are times when I think they are too militant, Their aggressive political actions are what makes them important to me.

The present leadership needs to go. I would like to see a forensic audit of their books. When the threw Ollie North under the bus because he wanted an accounting and investigation on waste, I almost dropped out. Please, someone tell me why they need almost 70 board members, of which everyone has an expense account. Every time a board meeting is held, they must fly in from across the country and stay in top notch hotels, all on our expense. The costs of a board meeting is most likely millions of dollars for each meeting.

Wayne LaPierre's attempt to have the NRA, buy him a multi million dollar estate in Texas, shows how corrupt he is. I'd love to get a close look at his expense account. Especially his transportation, lodging and entertaining expenses. In most cases, when away from home, any expense related to travel and lodging is charged off to the organization. This includes food and beverages.

Oh, Mr. LaPierre travels by private jet.

 

[davidjoe]

so who do you help fund to help fight for the 2nd amendment?

For me, it’s the manufacturers, gunsmiths and ranges, themselves. Buy their stuff, master it, use it frequently in matches or recreation, and take a friend and your kids or grandkids with you. Sure there is a need for lobbying, but directly supporting the industry cannot be beaten.

Visible participation numbers, and healthy manufacturers, are hard to campaign or legislate against.

 

[MikeMcCasland]

I'm going to remain a member, if only for their oversight on competitive shooting, so if this angers anyone they can calm down. That said, they're completely mismanaged from a financial perspective, and Ollie North caught onto to it. Their lawsuit with Ackerman-McQueen has a bunch of the ugly details; in fact last week or so one of the document prep people released a bunch of info that was intended to be redacted, only they forgot to print to .pdf, so all you had to do was go remove the highlighting in the document to see it all.

Bottom line, Wayne is using the NRA as his own personal slush fund, and has been for quite some time. Meanwhile, they're not really doing much in the way of political activism (not that I like the damn things, but they even encouraged Trump to ban bump-stocks despite them conforming to strict technical guidelines) . Arguably, they're sitting back & doing nothing except milking each new 'event' for money. Where were they in Virginia? Nowhere to be found, that's where.

The one good thing about COVID is that it's keeping news coverage away from this for the time being.

I'm a member of the NRA. I donate to the SAF, and GOA.

 

[338 dude]

I'm going to remain a member, if only for their oversight on competitive shooting, so if this angers anyone they can calm down. That said, they're completely mismanaged from a financial perspective, and Ollie North caught onto to it. Their lawsuit with Ackerman-McQueen has a bunch of the ugly details; in fact last week or so one of the document prep people released a bunch of info that was intended to be redacted, only they forgot to print to .pdf, so all you had to do was go remove the highlighting in the document to see it all.

Bottom line, Wayne is using the NRA as his own personal slush fund, and has been for quite some time. Meanwhile, they're not really doing much in the way of political activism (not that I like the damn things, but they even encouraged Trump to ban bump-stocks despite them conforming to strict technical guidelines) . Arguably, they're sitting back & doing nothing except milking each new 'event' for money. Where were they in Virginia? Nowhere to be found, that's where.

The one good thing about COVID is that it's keeping news coverage away from this for the time being.

I'm a member of the NRA. I donate to the SAF, and GOA.

First let me say that I respect you for supporting all of these Second Amendment Organizations and I don’t think anyone would be mad at you for doing so I certainly am not

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

CNN,MSNBC -- I've never heard them mention GOA, or any state organizations in any of their anti rants. They do however despise the NRA and it's members, that in itself is about enough for me. NRA cleanup your act and make the commies hate on you even more.

 

[338 dude]

CNN,MSNBC -- I've never heard them mention GOA, or any state organizations in any of their anti rants. They do however despise the NRA and it's members, that in itself is about enough for me. NRA cleanup your act and make the commies hate on you even more.

Even better than that have many older members and new members support you so we can all benefit from a new stronger NRA

 

[YEW PLUCKER]

Less service and they need more $$ would be my best guess. :/

This is my opinion also.

I stopped sending the NRA money when they let the Brady Bill and the AWB pass back in '93 and '94. After that, when I received a request for money, I would send them a letter in their own postage paid envelope, which said basically, "When this association begins to advocate for the repeal of the National Firearms Act of 1934, and the repeal of the Gun Control Act of 1968, I will consider sending more money. Until that time, any money I care to donate will go to GOA..."

I have been a life member for nearly thirty years. The NRA leadership is a money suck. They do NOT want to upset the apple cart too much. The threat of the next "gun control" bill is their siphon.

 

[Urv]

so who do you help fund to help fight for the 2nd amendment?

The other side will spend it wisely

 

[bluealtered]

Yes things can be changed, as you have just shown we the members can make that happen whenever we want. The only thing is we have to quit complaining among ourselves and start doing instead. I still have a land line as well as my cell, i don't use the land line but it's there if i want to.
I can set that line to re-dial and it will re-dial until the cows come home. We all have the numbers that the NRA bombards us with to beg for money from us. What happens when 25 to 50,000 people lock up those lines, NO money comes in to them during that time, how many times does this have to be done before they get the message?

It is money that keeps them in power and when that money slows to a trickle it will change things, all it takes is to set a time when to start and do it. If this is done once a day for thirty days by the members here and by other members of the NRA changes will start to happen, we only have to get together and start. Can you spare three minutes a day to regain control of YOUR NRA?

(If any of you have better numbers to call please post them)

 

[SPQR70AD]

The NRA now are just like politicians living like kings and lying to their members. same as the GOP puking out for 25 years how they will stop illegal immigration when both of them just like to scare the public to vote for them send them money and they do nothing. all talk no action

 

[antelopedundee]

Yea, NRA just simply don't strike me to be nowhere near as well as I believed it was years ago. Hope I'm wrong but I quit giving them my $$$ awhile back. Every time u turn around they begging for another contribution and personally I don't think it's going where it's supposed to.

They use it to print and send you more mail saying that they need more money. Also the Emperor needs a backup million dollar wardrobe.

 

[antelopedundee]

Well said and I agree with you, but as much as I hate to admit it the NRA does need to straighten up! I just don't know how to accomplish that.

Quit donating to them until they do.