I became a NRA Lifetime member today, I think you should too.

[4v50 Gary]

Congratulations... I've been a

Lifer since the 80s.

 

[JohnBT]

"gift to my stepdad"

I think that's how you do it, but call them and ask. They'll be happy to hear from you.

The other membership levels are how they get more money out the Life Members. First you pay for the Life Membership, then you find out how easy it is to keep sending them money. And I got a really spiffy pocket knife.

John
Endowment Member

 

[Rich K]

Congratulations! And TG, congrats on the new liver, brother.

 

[pacificamark]

Hmm

If you want a free leather jacket with life member patch out of the deal check out this not so easy to find page:

http://www.nrahq.org/givejoinhelp/membership/lifetime.asp

 

[P0832177]

From within we have members who

This is part of THR member's profile. This attitude is exactly why the vast majority of THR members should join the NRA.

What I do for the RKBA and other civil liberties:
I take responsibility for defending my own rights. I don't expect, or need the NRA to do it for me.


First thing that bothered me is the quest to get to use the Whittington Center for the THR 2007 gathering, that the low number of THR members that are NRA members.

Second is that some people must really not understand United We Stand or Divided We Fall.

Skip a couple cases of beer, a weekend of shooting, or that night out on the town. Pony up folks!

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Sometimes they may be that stinky 800 pound gorrilla we don't want to claim, but they are also the best thing we have got.

I chair a *Friends of the NRA* committee. Work? You bet. Time well spent in my opinion.

See my signature line. Investment in the future.

 

[halvey]

Glad to see so many are on board! I want to thank P0832177 for alerting me to the NRA EZ plan. I've been a member for about 10 years now, but never ponied up for more than 3 years at a time.

I know others mentioned GOA and JPFO. More good ones!

What I'd also suggest is getting involved with your state reps and tell them why. Volunteer for their campaign and contribute to their campaign. I tell my rep I am a one issue voter (mostly true!) and because he co-sponsored our carry bill I am on board with his campaign.

 

[ClarkEMyers]

Member of my State association as well.

I've been a life member of the NRA a long time - I voted at Cincinatti - and a Patron member today but I think membership in a local club and supporting a state association is at least as important - maybe more important.

I hear complaints from folks who refuse to support the NRA because the NRA won't fight their local battles for them.

 

[The Guy]

Who is GOA? I will look it up later after I eat and get back from the local shop tonight, I would like a brief on them by some of your oppinions. State association, BRILLIANT! Why didn't I join them before? Guess I was thinking more nationally. Oh well, will fix after I join JPFO next month.

P.S. Bought a Mossberg Prusuader tonight and a GP100. YAY!
Can't pick em up till Sat! BOO!

 

[420Stainless]

Been a member for over 20 years and just renewed for 5 more. I have a hard time signing up for life. Organizations tend to change over time and I can't say whether or not I'll want to support them 20 years from now or even give them the opportunity to count me as a member if they somehow move away from the single issue focus.

 

[dave_pro2a]

QUESTION:
When you become an NRA lifetime member does the money for to the ILA or the educational branch of the NRA?

In other words, does it actually go toward fighting anti-gun legistlation, or does it go to classes and such?

Can you specify that all your funds go the the ILA?

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Dave_pro2a;

You have to specify a donation to the ILA branch of the NRA if thats what you want it used for.

As far as the educatuonal branch, most money comes from instructor and student fees, as well as the "Friends of the NRA" branch. For instance:
2 years ago a local boy scout camp was damaged by a forest fire. Pretty bad damage to the rifle range. The Friends of the NRA donated 5,000 to range restoration.

 

[dave_pro2a]

The 'sign up to be a member' does not seem to allow one to specify that their funds go to the ILA rather than the educational section of the NRA.
https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/signup.asp

So it seems that all those membership fees goes to hunting and education programs, NOT to fighting anti-gun legislation.

They need to change that before I'd be willing to sign up. Fighting anti-gun legislation should be the defaul (or at least an option), education and hunting stuff should not be the default.

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Dave, most of the *base* membership fees cover administative stuff. They are big. Takes a lot of employees to run. They have to eat too.

And the more we educate now, the less we have to re-educate/un-educate later.

 

[Glockamolie]

I paid my first installment of the Easy Pay Life Membership last night. It was a long time coming.

 

[JohnBT]

"They need to change that before I'd be willing to sign up."

Signing up = dues

Federal law does not allow dues to be used for political purposes such as lobbying and cash donations to politicians. That's why they had to create the NRA-ILA and NRA-PVF.

John
Member www.vcdl.org
NRA Endowment Member

 

[Ben Shepherd]

JohnBT:

Wasn't that brought about by the McCain-Feingold finance *reform* act? Or am I off base here?

 

[LordGibson]

Well, I've been putting it off for a couple months, but you guys finally pushed me. I signed up for my first annual membership today.

I considered the installment lifetime plan, but decided I prefer to keep my future options open. One never knows.

 

[JohnBT]

There are too many blooming campaign finance laws. I had to start with the founding of the NRA-ILA in 1975 and work backwards. (The NRA-Political Victory Fund is the NRA's Political Action Committee/PAC)

The Federal Elections Campaign Act was passed in 1971 and then amended in 1974.

A Brief History of Federal Campaign laws - through 1979 or so.

www.fec.gov/info/appfour.htm

John

 

[Critter183]

I didn't renew my membership after they supported the CT "turn in yoru neighbor" bill.

I'm a lifetime associate member of the 2nd Amendment Sisters. lol

 

[JohnBT]

"Attorney Ralph Sherman, chairman of Connecticut's pro-gun "Gunsafe" group acknowledged that the search and seizure provision, which he opposes, did result from a compromise on the total gun bill the NRA supported. The Connecticut legislature is not very "pro-gun," he said, but is divided on the issue. The state would have ended up with an even worse bill had gun rights advocates not compromised, he said. The huge Firearms Safety Act had 20 provisions attached to it, some of which were positive for gun owners, he said." - Found with Google on worldnetdaily

Any idea what the gun laws there would be like if this bill had not passed? This attorney from Gunsafe says the proposal would have been worse than the total bill - yes, including the 20 provisions tacked on it - the NRA supported.

John