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אַרְיֵה |
If my membership money is going to pay for his vacation, I would prefer to send him someplace other than Switzerland. Maybe he could go to Ukraine, or Somalia. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Left-Handed, NOT Left-Winged! |
I agree. But he stacked the board in his favor and they won't throw him out. It's the biggest "board" I've ever heard of with way too many people to provide proper governance. But, the NRA we have is better than the NRA we wish we had. Much like the gun you have is better than the gun at home in the safe when you really need it. And we need to the NRA now. The amount of time lost during the kind of reorganization people here are advocating, or lost trying to build up some other organization to equal the NRA's influence in D.C. is enough time to squeeze gun control through Congress by getting 10 squishy Republican Senators to vote for it "to save the children!". The NRA was handcuffed by malicious prosecution in 2020 and I barely heard a peep out of them compared to prior elections. And that did make a difference. Nevermind the hundreds of children shot in the major cities every year that no one seems to care enough about to actually prosecute violent criminals. Any Republican in a Democrat state who's re-election isn't in the bag could cave under pressure. The ones that voted to remove Trump plus a few others is all they need. We can force Wayne out and clean house after November when Congress turns Red. Until then, the NRA needs to apply maximum pressure to remind the Republican Senators that WE will ensure they get voted out if they cave. The primaries are mostly over now, so there is no way to punish them in that way. And they know many might hold their nose and vote RINO rather than vote for a democrat. | |||
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Better Than I Deserve! |
Being "pissed" at the only group that can effectively lobby for gun owners is short sighted. I don't agree with everything they do but they are the only chance we have. All the complaining because people get too much mail or pissed because of this or that is going to result in our losing more of our rights. ____________________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member GOA Life Member Arizona Citizens Defense League Life Member | |||
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| Imagination and focus become reality |
Seriously? He said he didn't mean to be disrespectful, BUT then he implies I am a sucker. Maybe you are not familiar with the phrase that "perfect is the enemy of good." That was my response to his "respectful" post. You need to work on your reading comprehension. | |||
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| Member |
From what I see on various gun forums, the NRA would rake in a fortune if Wayne resigned. If all the people who say they will not renew or contribute while Wayne is there, renewed or contributed after he left, the NRA would have more money than they ever had before. But I wonder how many would find something else to complain about and not contribute after all? I also hope the people that are not contributing because of Wayne are supporting some other pro gun group. | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
I'm not going to resign my life membership, but I will definitely not renew it as long as La Pierre is employed there. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Bodhisattva |
 Every time they send me a letter asking for $, I write "get rid of Wayne" on it and send it back. Then I write a check to the SAF. | |||
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| The Ice Cream Man |
I told them “I will Not send money as long as WLP is president” and finally got off the mailing list… | |||
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| Member |
May 19,1986 was cl3 dealer at that time | |||
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| Big Stack |
I think the gun rights community has to excommunicate the NRA as it currently exists, and pick a new organization to coalesce around. Between it's complete capture by WLP, and the resultant actions this has allowed the NYS AG to take against it, I think it's pretty much a goner. | |||
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Member |
Divide and conquer. The GDC's are soooo much better at this game than are we. ____________________ | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
It has been established that PT Barnum didn't say that--his major rival did, sort of. I thought a "Life Membership" was permanent and did not need to be renewed. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Political Cynic |
All that potential money being lost simply because of one person? One would think eventually the NRA would do even a 4 second cost benefits analysis and figure out what WLP us actually costing them. He cannot be that powerful | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
They made tiers to the life memberships so one could always upgrade to the next tier within a few hours of Wayne’s departure. That’s actually my plan to go from Endowment to Patron. For the record, I want the NRA to be the 800 lb gorilla of gun rights that scares the shit out of politicians and their top 2 goals (win and be re-elected endlessly). It ain’t going to happen with Wayne at the helm and so many board members that it’s impossible to manage the NRA executives (quite intentional). Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
He agreed to the board’s version of due process when he publicly paid back the NRA’s money he had inappropriately used for non-business reasons. Basically, nearly all of Ollie North’s claims were acted on (Wayne’s spending, the blank check to law firm, the blank check to the PR/media firm, etc), but Ollie got the boot not Wayne. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado |
tatortod, going up the levels of Life Membership I consider to be "upgrades", not "renewals". One "renews" something that will go away if not done. Just semantics, I guess, but I'm a language nit-picker. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Big Stack |
So continue to support an obviously corrupt and increasing ineffective organization, that has been structurally compromised in a way to make reform impossible? The writing is on the wall, if you're willing to open your eyes and read it.
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Oriental Redneck |
I liken WLP and his cronies to the establishment elite RINO swamp rats in DC. They will never willingly relinquish their gravy train. Just like voters be willing to vote the rats out of office, NRA members must be willing to stop filling up the gravy train for WLP. The reluctance to do so is what's been keeping him in place, imo. This BS "800-lb gorilla" must be put out out its misery, and a different 1000-lb monster needs to be fed. Go support another 2A organization (SAF or GOA). I'm saying all this as a Lifetime NRA member. Q | |||
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| Big Stack |
The latest chance to do so just went by with no effect. Why do you think the future will be different.
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