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Just got my NRA ballot - who do we like?

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January 21, 2020, 04:15 PM
smlsig
Just got my NRA ballot - who do we like?
I’m thinking to not vote for any of the current board members but really don’t have an informed opinion on any of the candidates?

Who do you like and why?


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January 21, 2020, 04:36 PM
Sig2340
I like me.
I plan to write myself in. If others want to, my platform is this;

1. WLP retired, pensioned off, whatever it takes.
2. More support of state and local groups dealing with anti-2A issues.
3. More financial accountability and transparency. No wardrobe budget for the executive staff.
4. Less negotiation with the enemy.
5. Bring back the importance of marksmanship training programs. Damned Yankees still can't shoot. ;-)





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January 21, 2020, 05:14 PM
vthoky
You've got my vote, 2340!




God bless America.
January 21, 2020, 05:21 PM
arfmel
I’m going to write “FIRE LaPierre” on my ballot and send it in.
January 22, 2020, 07:38 AM
bettysnephew
THIS!^^^^^^



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Not Kiss It

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January 22, 2020, 08:53 AM
Scurvy
Is Adam Kraut running this year?
January 22, 2020, 09:55 AM
roadkill
quote:
Originally posted by Scurvy:
Is Adam Kraut running this year?


I didn’t see his name on the ballot. I was also wondering who on the list was worthy of voting fr and who is just part of the current problems.


God, Guns, and Guts made this country....let's keep all three
January 22, 2020, 12:26 PM
95flhr
Same thoughts, trying to figure out who is and who is not on the list that is worth supporting.




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― Ronald Reagan

Retired old fart
January 22, 2020, 12:39 PM
yanici
I can personally recommend a vote for Jim Wallace, number 17 on my ballot your number may be different. He leads the Gun Owner's Action League (GOAL.ORG) here in MA. He works tirelessly down at our Statehouse trying to improve and protect our gun and hunting rights. Never heard even one disparaging remark about him.

If you're a member of GOAL you know exactly where I'm coming from.

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John

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January 22, 2020, 12:42 PM
95flhr
That's One




“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
― Ronald Reagan

Retired old fart
January 22, 2020, 05:20 PM
4MUL8R
Wonder why this life member doesn't have the ballot?


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Trying to simplify my life...
January 23, 2020, 08:37 AM
texassierra
quote:
Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
Wonder why this life member doesn't have the ballot?


Mine comes in the monthly magazine.


NRA Life Patron
January 23, 2020, 08:21 PM
signewt
Mine just came today.

I'm considering a blanket statement as indicated above regarding a certain long term emperor employee.


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January 23, 2020, 08:46 PM
tatortodd
There are 75 "directors" elected for 3 year terms (normally 25 per year). There is also a 76th "carry-over" director, but my beef is not with that position.

My beef is that 75 people can't effectively steer an organization and hold executives accountable. IMO, it's intentionally set-up this way so the NRA Executives can do whatever they hell they want to do, and that is the main reason things are so corrupt.

If NRA members banded together and ONLY voted for the SAME 3 people every year at the end of 3 years there would be a small, efficient board of directors to reign in the NRA executives. If I were to nominate 3 write-in candidates for 2020, it would be:
1. Alan Gottlieb - President & Director of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
2. Erich Pratt - Executive Director of Gun Owners of America
3. Dudley Brown - President of National Association for Gun Rights



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January 23, 2020, 08:49 PM
frayedends
quote:
Originally posted by yanici:
I can personally recommend a vote for Jim Wallace, number 17 on the ballot. He leads the Gun Owner's Action League (GOAL.ORG) here in MA. He works tirelessly down at our Statehouse trying to improve and protect our gun and hunting rights. Never heard even one disparaging remarke about him.

If you're a member of GOAL you know exactly where I'm coming from.


Yes please vote for Jim Wallace.




These go to eleven.
January 23, 2020, 08:53 PM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
Wonder why this life member doesn't have the ballot?


I haven't seen mine yet either.




God bless America.
January 23, 2020, 11:18 PM
Hamden106
quote:
Originally posted by smlsig:
I’m thinking to not vote for any of the current board members but really don’t have an informed opinion on any of the candidates?

Who do you like and why?


This from a fellow bullseye shooter and present board member (Ted Carter)

"There are only a handful of NRA Board members who have and continue to actively work to promote and support competitive shooting in the NRA.

Please consider Howard "Walt" Walter and Patricia Clark, along with myself, and new candidate Todd Ellis when casting your vote."



SIGnature
NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished
January 25, 2020, 07:58 PM
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So reading "Save The Second", they say 94 percent of the members do not vote.

https://www.savethe2a.org/

So that is an advantage if you only vote for the good guys. So what we need to do is come up with a list of recommended Directors.

Here are the ones I have found due to recommendations from other forums, etc:
Jim Wallace
Mark Robinson
Steye Schreiner
Jeff Hague
2340

Can anyone add to this list?


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January 25, 2020, 08:21 PM
fpuhan
One name jumped out at me: Dave Butz.

Butz was an defensive lineman for the Washington Redskins when they were a professional football team that won three Super Bowls. At 6'8" and 295 lbs., Butz is an imposing figure. Despite his size, his demeanor is more low-key than one would imagine. Except on game day!

His hobby was carving duck decoys. He once bought his teammates shotguns, so his love of firearms has been part of his life since he was young. I'd vote for him as an NRA Director!




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January 26, 2020, 06:48 AM
mrvmax
I’d recommend Charles Cotton. I know him and he was instrumental in getting concealed carry laws in Texas. He’s a retired attorney and avid pro 2A guy, I trust him more than anyone else on that list.