What's doing with the NRA

They just put LaPierre back in his position even though he had a worthy opponent running against him. So they are perfectly content with the fraud he has been orchestrating. I will not support them any further after they put him back in office.

I personally feel like the GOA is a much smaller existence, but much more active and not willing to negotiate away any rights. I donate to the GOA

Honestly I have not though about the NRA in months. Probably the last time we had a rousing thread here on THR about them. The NRA is still struggling, WLP is still in charge, and my pro-2A money and time has moved on to more productive groups. I would suggest the OP's money could be used better and more productively given to one of several other pro-2A groups (GOA included) other than the NRA.

Negotiating Rights Away......

Always seemed to me the NRA was most effective at the national level, I note so many victories for the RKBA-CCW, constitutional carry, state pre-emption laws-have been at the state level, joining and supporting a state organization is just as effective.

+1. WLP in means I am out. First time I have not renewed since 1985. I will come back when he is gone.

LAR V said:

+1. WLP in means I am out. First time I have not renewed since 1985. I will come back when he is gone.

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Same. They were calling me a lot a couple of months back to renew. I told each caller that as long as WLP is there, I won't be giving them a dime. Such a damn shame. I've been a proud NRA member for a lot of years. But WLP has made it his little kingdom now.

The antis still hate them the most, I don’t want to help them get a win. The NRA obviously has problems, at this point just having them for a punching bag is worth what $30 a year?, I spend more than that on books I’ll never read.

Also donating to causes you care about about shouldn’t be a either/or but a both/and. Give to many, spread the cash out, show higher membership numbers to multiple groups.

Just the fact that the NRA is hated the Most by the Liberal lefties insures I will continue to support them.
They are also the largest sponsor of shooting sports and training by far. Without new shooters learning to shoot safely through the scouts and NRA run Hunter safety education the RKBA will be gone in a generation but hey carry on and believe what the liberal media tells you!

They still appear to be the most effective organization for our side, warts and all. I paid off my life membership around 1985, though, so I don't exactly have a dog in the fight.

JEBruns said:

They were calling me a lot a couple of months back to renew. I told each caller that as long as WLP is there, I won't be giving them a dime.

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Me too, and they kept calling after I told them to stop. Each sucessive call had me referring to WLP in more and more abusive terms, but they didn't stop until I used phrases like "sack of ****" (which was the nicest thing I said about him).

It is a shame indeed.

They're a great big target, they have issues they don't seem willing to address. Donating to them probably ensures little of those dues go to anything practical for defending our 2nd ammendment rights.

They are also a large umbrella and membership numbers matter. In the political realm it does us good for politicians to see higher numbers.

Worth supporting at a minimum level with the current warts and issues, but also joining more effective and active organizations that are actually combating and pushing back on all the bs that is afoot.

WLP etc. aside, it bugs me that I get three or four solicitations via snail mail every week plus phone calls. I feel that if I donate $50 they spend $100 trying to get more money out of me.

For relevant current reporting and opinions on NRA shenanigans I recommend regularly reading
the blog NRA in Danger
and the blog and podcast The Reload.
Because I believe in the training & education programs at NRA, as well as the ranges and museums, I am not resigning my Benefactor Life Membership. That said, until WLP is gone and they have cleaned up their financial act, resolving the many apparent fiscal and board governance improprieties identified by the NYAG, I am letting my wife's annual membership expire and will not be sending them a cent.

In the meantime, I fully support 2nd Amendment Foundation (SAF), Gun Owners of America (GOA), Firearms Policy Coalition, and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKB). I am also giving a try of a relatively new group, the Second Amendment Institute (SAI).

I am a Life Member of GOA and SAF…..and the NRA. I opted into GOA and SAF as soon as the scandals hit. Figures we needed some options if the worst happened to the NRA. They are unbelievably still kicking. NRA was a good idea at the time…20 years ago…and may still be but they need to get their act together.

Best value goes to the first two listed as their dues are quite a bit less than NRA for Life Member. NRA appears to be swirling the chamber pot but they are still the biggest out there.

I hadn’t even thought about the NRA for at least a few months,

Not kidding.

I’ll follow this topic.

I ignore the NRA for the most part and support the other groups in my signature financially. It seems they are the leaders in the political struggle and the NRA latches on to their initiatives and takes credit for "supporting" their victorious law suits.

If it wasn’t for the NRA this gun forum would probably be about golf, power tools, sports cars, trucks or some other “hobby”. Many folks seem to forget what the NRA has done over the years. Most folks, like most Americans these days, have a pretty short memory.

The “what have you done for me lately” mentality is one of the reasons for most of the problems in this country and with the NRA.

Just calling it like I see it. If you don’t like it, not my problem.

Pat Riot said:

If it wasn’t for the NRA this gun forum would probably be about golf, power tools, sports cars, trucks or some other “hobby”. Many folks seem to forget what the NRA has done over the years. Most folks, like most Americans these days, have a pretty short memory.

The “what have you done for me lately” mentality is one of the reasons for most of the problems in this country and with the NRA.

Just calling it like I see it. If you don’t like it, not my problem.

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I hear what you're saying, but this is different than a "what have you done for me lately" thing. This is a matter of having a corrupt leader and the board not being willing to do anything about it. I can't support that. I just hope they don't have to go under before they rectify the issues.

Who do you hear about the most? Who has the most wins? LaPierre aside the NRA has done a lot so do your homework. The I heard on the net so it must be true mentality is out of hand and part of this Countries problems. Support them all if you can but ditching the NRA at this time is not the answer.

Griping to the solicitors on the phone means nothing, they're almost guaranteed to be an outside company just engaged in fund raising.

Remember when the NRA was a well trusted non profit who only wanted to teach you gun safety and marksmanship? And transfer surplus US arms to you at great prices?

I miss those days...

Wayne's Looting Priorities!

Those $10K suits don't pay for themselves!

There is a second lawsuit that could bankrupt the NRA.

The NRA Foundation is a tax deductible charity chartered in Washington, DC. The DC attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation.

The NRA Foundation is the organization that designs and provides funds for building of firing ranges, teaches firearms safety, funds police training, etc. The people who accomplish this stuff work for the NRA. The NRA under Wayne la Pierre charges the Foundation for services rendered.

The DC attorney general says the NRA under Wayne la Pierre has long ripped off the Foundation and has borrowed money from the Foundation to support political causes. This lawsuit does not ask for the dissolution of the NRA Foundation or the NRA proper: It demands that the NRA re-imburse the Foundation, all $400 million dollars.

The Other Big Lawsuit that Could Destroy the NRA (ammoland.com)

NRA-Foundation-Complaint-Redacted.pdf (nrawatch.org)