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Remember when it`s time to vote, do the home work . Lots to consider. Surely would not vote for a known "Anti-Gun" Legislator
or a new-be running on that battle cry.
They are slowly gaining strength. Remember, numbers win the battles. Exceptions, certainly.
Put your money where your mouth is.......

An NRA long time member.
 
This seems to be an update on the numbers of members currently claimed by the better known pro-2A groups:
https://www.ammoland.com/2019/01/a-survey-of-pro-second-amendment-groups/
Do your own research and support any and all you can afford. As others have stated, I too am retired and my limited budget does not allow me to support all that I would like, but with due diligence I support those that I can.

Don't want to join one organization or another, here's a great resource that can always use a few bucks to carry on their great work in 2A preservation. Dr. Lott is also a great resource for facts actually based on research, not feelings which fuel the other side!

Crime Prevention Research Center


With Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) starting to shift his position on filibusters, the odds that gun control and many other types of bills becoming law are significantly increasing. The likelihood of the two gun control laws passed by the House this week becoming law is much more probable. If you are interested in my take on those two bills -- Universal Background Checks and the dishonestly named Charleston Loophole --, you can listen to radio interviews that I did on the bills here and here. These laws will disarm the law-abiding poor, make it so that you can't lend guns to those in danger unless the threat is literally right there in front of them, and create up to a month-long waiting period for gun purchases.

Over the last couple of weeks, both Nikki Goeser and I testified before state legislative committees. Nikki testified before both the Tennessee state House and Senate in support of lifetime orders of protection, what some are calling Nikki's Law. You can watch her testimony, which was very powerful, and the bill passed unanimously out of both committees. She also has an op-ed on the bill before final vote in the state House this coming Monday.

At the invitation of members of the New Mexico House Consumer And Public Affairs Committee, I testified on laws prohibiting government seizure of guns during emergencies and the Tennessee state Senate on Constitutional Carry. In preparation for that testimony, we collected data on state laws that allow people to carry openly without a permit, the age limits for Constitutional Carry, and state laws prohibiting the seizure of guns during emergencies.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference, I interviewed everyone from the Buck Sexton Radio Show to the Larry O'Connor Radio Show, covering topics from what it was like working again in Washington, DC Biden Administration has in store for us. For a day, I walked up and down media row, picking up over a dozen interviews.

Finally, the massive gun control push continues on entertainment television shows. It is impossible for the shows ever to have successful defensive gun uses. CBS's Blue Bloods has a jewelry store owner get fatally shot because he tried to stop people from robbing his store. He wasn't able to shoot any of the robbers. CBS's Magnum PI has an army soldier try to commit suicide with a gun because he was illegally sold a gun by a licensed gun dealer. Other shows have a crime wave by white nationalists and more shows having machine guns being used by criminals.

For information on activities at the Crime Prevention Research Center, here is a link to our “info deck.” Please view in full-screen mode and scroll using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen.

But we need help getting this message out. If you have any friends who you think might find our emails of interest, please encourage them to sign up by sending them the link here.

Thank you very much for all your support. These have been difficult times for everyone, and I just want you to know how much your support has been greatly appreciated.

Original Research
34 States Allow Open Carry Without A Permit In All (33 States) Or Virtually All (Iowa) Their State
40 States And The Federal Government Prohibit The Seizure Of Guns During Emergencies
Age Limits To Carry Concealed In Constitutional Carry States And Right-To-Carry States


Testimony
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser Testifies Before The TN Legislature In Support Of The Lifetime Order Of Protection Bill
Testimony on Prohibiting Government Seizure of guns During Emergencies Before The New Mexico House Consumer And Public Affairs Committee
Dr. John Lott Testifies Before The Tennessee State Senate On Constitutional Carry
.

Op-eds
At The Tennessee Conservative: Victim Of Stalking & Violent Crime Shares Her Harrowing Story In Support Of Lifetime Protection Bill
Correcting Yet Another Error In The New York Times: Andrew Sorkin, “The Most Important Lawsuit You’ve Never Heard Of,” March 4, 2021
.

Television/YouTube Show Interviews
The Right Side Broadcasting Network: Interview With Gun Policy Expert And Author Dr. John Lott At CPAC 2021
On One America News: Gun Ban Organizations Ascendant In Biden White House
.

Radio interviews/Podcasts
On The Michigan Talk Network: Discussing The House’s Votes On Two Gun Control Bills Today
On WMAL With Larry O’Connor At CPAC 2021: Dr. John Lott Discusses The Biden Administration Pushing For More Gun-Control.
On The Lars Larson Show: Oregon Looking To Prohibit People With Concealed Handgun Permits From Carrying Firearms Into Public Buildings
On The Buck Sexton Radio Show At CPAC: Biden’s Gun Control Push, The Deep State
On Armed American Radio: Discussing The Democrats Push In Congress For More Gun Control Laws
On The Michigan Talk Network: The “Deep State,” How Gun Control Regulation Hurts The Most Vulnerable
On The Bill Martinez Show: Don’t Let Anti-Gun Activists Weaponize The Capitol Hill Riot
On Lock N Load: Discussing Biden’s Gun Control Push
On The Michigan Talk Network: TV Shows Push Gun Control Myths — In Sync With Biden
On The Bill Martinez Show: On The Relationship Between Crime And Gun Ownership
On The Chosen Generation: Biden’s Gun Control Push, Mass Public Shooting Statistics
On Colorado’s KVOR: What Does Biden Have In Store For Gun Control
.

Television Show Bias on Guns
Never A Successful Civilian Defensive Gun Use On CBS: Store Owner Pulls Out Gun And Is Fatally Shot By Robber
More Media Bias On Guns: CBS’s Magnum PI Shows That Supposedly If Only A Gun Hadn’t Sold A Gun Illegal Man Couldn’t Have Attempted Suicide
The Continual Emphasis On Crimes By White Nationalists At CBS, Plans For Another Mass Public Shooting
The Use Of Machine Guns On Television Shows Never Stops: NBC’s Chicago PD
.

Other News
69 Year Old Man Uses Permitted Concealed Handgun To Protect Himself Against Three Robbers
Finding Of Absentee Ballot Fraud In Local Mississippi Race Requires A New Election
Cracks Start Appearing In Senator Joe Manchin’s Promise To Keep His Filibuster Pledge
.

John R. Lott, Jr.
President
Crime Prevention Research Center
http://crimeresearch.org
[email protected]
(484) 802-5373


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Here comes an unpopular opinion. I've spent the money on guns. I've spent the money on ammo. I've spent the money on provisions. Every day I get emails on how much money I need to donate to X. I've written my elected officials, let them know where I stand... How broke do I need to get, how many email chains do be a part of, what list to I need to be on to make a difference? I'm sick of being told to donate to X, and everything will be ok. Ive been a strong R supporter, sent them my money, they still have fancy suits, our laws are still in peril. Spend your money stocking your position. Nobody wearing a suit gives a hoot what you think.
I get it. Sadly, it has come down to pro 2A lobby groups to influence politicians, because many of those politicians are “swampy” and are part of the “game”. And $ greases the rails.
 
People on the left can be like that and so can people on the right. And then there are all the dramatic YouTube videos geared to stun and impress.

What does that have to do with "PRO-gun media"? YouTube is what it is but it's not what is generally perceived as "media". If YouTube is media, then anything and everything can be construed as being "media".
 
Even though its not popular to say so these days I firmly believe the most powerful protector of the 2nd amendment is still the NRA. There would be no bigger feather in the anti-gunner's cap than the demise of the NRA. If the lefties hate them that's good enough for me.
I'm a life member and I also belong to GOAL.
Also, I do a fair amount of buying and selling guns and I make it my business to only sell to NRA members.
Because of COVID I joined an outdoor range last year even though I prefer indoor. One of the questions on the application was about NRA membership, with the choices being life, annual, or not a member.
 
This seems to be an update on the numbers of members currently claimed by the better known pro-2A groups:
https://www.ammoland.com/2019/01/a-survey-of-pro-second-amendment-groups/
Do your own research and support any and all you can afford. As others have stated, I too am retired and my limited budget does not allow me to support all that I would like, but with due diligence I support those that I can.

Don't want to join one organization or another, here's a great resource that can always use a few bucks to carry on their great work in 2A preservation. Dr. Lott is also a great resource for facts actually based on research, not feelings which fuel the other side!

Crime Prevention Research Center


With Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) starting to shift his position on filibusters, the odds that gun control and many other types of bills becoming law are significantly increasing. The likelihood of the two gun control laws passed by the House this week becoming law is much more probable. If you are interested in my take on those two bills -- Universal Background Checks and the dishonestly named Charleston Loophole --, you can listen to radio interviews that I did on the bills here and here. These laws will disarm the law-abiding poor, make it so that you can't lend guns to those in danger unless the threat is literally right there in front of them, and create up to a month-long waiting period for gun purchases.

Over the last couple of weeks, both Nikki Goeser and I testified before state legislative committees. Nikki testified before both the Tennessee state House and Senate in support of lifetime orders of protection, what some are calling Nikki's Law. You can watch her testimony, which was very powerful, and the bill passed unanimously out of both committees. She also has an op-ed on the bill before final vote in the state House this coming Monday.

At the invitation of members of the New Mexico House Consumer And Public Affairs Committee, I testified on laws prohibiting government seizure of guns during emergencies and the Tennessee state Senate on Constitutional Carry. In preparation for that testimony, we collected data on state laws that allow people to carry openly without a permit, the age limits for Constitutional Carry, and state laws prohibiting the seizure of guns during emergencies.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference, I interviewed everyone from the Buck Sexton Radio Show to the Larry O'Connor Radio Show, covering topics from what it was like working again in Washington, DC Biden Administration has in store for us. For a day, I walked up and down media row, picking up over a dozen interviews.

Finally, the massive gun control push continues on entertainment television shows. It is impossible for the shows ever to have successful defensive gun uses. CBS's Blue Bloods has a jewelry store owner get fatally shot because he tried to stop people from robbing his store. He wasn't able to shoot any of the robbers. CBS's Magnum PI has an army soldier try to commit suicide with a gun because he was illegally sold a gun by a licensed gun dealer. Other shows have a crime wave by white nationalists and more shows having machine guns being used by criminals.

For information on activities at the Crime Prevention Research Center, here is a link to our “info deck.” Please view in full-screen mode and scroll using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen.

But we need help getting this message out. If you have any friends who you think might find our emails of interest, please encourage them to sign up by sending them the link here.

Thank you very much for all your support. These have been difficult times for everyone, and I just want you to know how much your support has been greatly appreciated.

Original Research
34 States Allow Open Carry Without A Permit In All (33 States) Or Virtually All (Iowa) Their State
40 States And The Federal Government Prohibit The Seizure Of Guns During Emergencies
Age Limits To Carry Concealed In Constitutional Carry States And Right-To-Carry States


Testimony
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser Testifies Before The TN Legislature In Support Of The Lifetime Order Of Protection Bill
Testimony on Prohibiting Government Seizure of guns During Emergencies Before The New Mexico House Consumer And Public Affairs Committee
Dr. John Lott Testifies Before The Tennessee State Senate On Constitutional Carry
.

Op-eds
At The Tennessee Conservative: Victim Of Stalking & Violent Crime Shares Her Harrowing Story In Support Of Lifetime Protection Bill
Correcting Yet Another Error In The New York Times: Andrew Sorkin, “The Most Important Lawsuit You’ve Never Heard Of,” March 4, 2021
.

Television/YouTube Show Interviews
The Right Side Broadcasting Network: Interview With Gun Policy Expert And Author Dr. John Lott At CPAC 2021
On One America News: Gun Ban Organizations Ascendant In Biden White House
.

Radio interviews/Podcasts
On The Michigan Talk Network: Discussing The House’s Votes On Two Gun Control Bills Today
On WMAL With Larry O’Connor At CPAC 2021: Dr. John Lott Discusses The Biden Administration Pushing For More Gun-Control.
On The Lars Larson Show: Oregon Looking To Prohibit People With Concealed Handgun Permits From Carrying Firearms Into Public Buildings
On The Buck Sexton Radio Show At CPAC: Biden’s Gun Control Push, The Deep State
On Armed American Radio: Discussing The Democrats Push In Congress For More Gun Control Laws
On The Michigan Talk Network: The “Deep State,” How Gun Control Regulation Hurts The Most Vulnerable
On The Bill Martinez Show: Don’t Let Anti-Gun Activists Weaponize The Capitol Hill Riot
On Lock N Load: Discussing Biden’s Gun Control Push
On The Michigan Talk Network: TV Shows Push Gun Control Myths — In Sync With Biden
On The Bill Martinez Show: On The Relationship Between Crime And Gun Ownership
On The Chosen Generation: Biden’s Gun Control Push, Mass Public Shooting Statistics
On Colorado’s KVOR: What Does Biden Have In Store For Gun Control
.

Television Show Bias on Guns
Never A Successful Civilian Defensive Gun Use On CBS: Store Owner Pulls Out Gun And Is Fatally Shot By Robber
More Media Bias On Guns: CBS’s Magnum PI Shows That Supposedly If Only A Gun Hadn’t Sold A Gun Illegal Man Couldn’t Have Attempted Suicide
The Continual Emphasis On Crimes By White Nationalists At CBS, Plans For Another Mass Public Shooting
The Use Of Machine Guns On Television Shows Never Stops: NBC’s Chicago PD
.

Other News
69 Year Old Man Uses Permitted Concealed Handgun To Protect Himself Against Three Robbers
Finding Of Absentee Ballot Fraud In Local Mississippi Race Requires A New Election
Cracks Start Appearing In Senator Joe Manchin’s Promise To Keep His Filibuster Pledge
.

John R. Lott, Jr.
President
Crime Prevention Research Center
http://crimeresearch.org
[email protected]
(484) 802-5373


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Regards,
hps
I do donate to them also.
 
The legislative pot is boiling! Legislative activity in 12 states plus many federal proposition surfacing. Keep up with what is cooking currently @ Latest NRA-ILA ALERTS...
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...s-replies-please.849343/page-12#post-11856250
....pick all that affect you and spend some time on the phone and/or computer with your congrescritters.

Note: THR has been kind enough to provide us with the band width for the legislative thread linked above for two years, now, and ask only that it be used for information; no comments, please.

Thanks for respecting the wishes of our host.

Regards,
hps
 
I get it. Sadly, it has come down to BIG MONEY lobby groups to influence politicians, because many of those politicians are “swampy” on both sides of the isle and are part of the “game”. And $ greases the rails.

FIFY
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but membership and donations to SAF are tax deductible. I just joined SAF, and the welcome email states:
"Thank you so much for your tax-deductible $25.00 donation to the Second Amendment Foundation. For any donation $50 or more you will receive a letter for income tax purposes."
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but membership and donations to SAF are tax deductible. I just joined SAF, and the welcome email states:
"Thank you so much for your tax-deductible $25.00 donation to the Second Amendment Foundation. For any donation $50 or more you will receive a letter for income tax purposes."

Well now, looking into this today!
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but membership and donations to SAF are tax deductible. I just joined SAF, and the welcome email states:
"Thank you so much for your tax-deductible $25.00 donation to the Second Amendment Foundation. For any donation $50 or more you will receive a letter for income tax purposes."
Has to do with their type of incorporation. For example, donations to NRA-ILA are not tax deductible as ILA is engaged in political activity and does not qualify for "not for profit" status. However, donations to the NRA Foundation, under which Friends of NRA operates, are tax deductible, as they are used strictly for promotion of the shooting sports, such as firearms instruction, child safety programs, range development, etc. We were even prevented from signing up new NRA members at our FONRA banquets in order to preserve the 501c3 status (not for profit) of the Foundation.
No Foundation $$ can be used for lobying, etc.
Regards,
hps
 
No longer in the NRA, may join again someday but not very high on my list. I have now join VCDL and GOA, I feel like they do more for me than the NRA.
 
JPFO has a pretty good rep. I just joined them so I really hope they are effective. I cant afford to just go around joining them all. I get what someone here said about the NRA being the 600lb gorilla that you want on your side, but obviously it's better that we have more than just one gun rights group visible to the mainstream. It shows the diversity of advocates out there. If it was only the NRA we had, it would become more of a label than it already is, and members would be at the full mercy of any political mistakes made by the NRA. By itself, the NRA would just look like "the political party for gun nuts" to anti-gun people. The presence of other organizations detracts that from the NRA's image and the NRA should welcome the presence of other groups even if they aren't getting all the membership. Anti-gun people will realize that pro-gun people are diverse and make personal choices, and are not just being brainwashed by one powerful organization.

Part of my decision to join JPFO was due to a recommendation I got probably 20 years ago! And that person is also a lifetime member of the NRA and not a member of JPFO so far. I cant wait to tell him I finally took his advice!
I think publicizing groups that don't match the antis' stereotype of gun owners is very important because their very existence negates the stereotype -- so yes, JPFO, Pink Pistols, Black Guns Matter...
 
When I was little, the NRA was THE authority on how to handle guns, be safe, and and enjoy the sport, hunting or target. They had a stellar reputation, and were respected here and in other countries. They maintained this reputation for years. It seems now that we have move into a more political realm. Maybe I'm too old or I just don't get it, but getting a certificate or letter from the NRA today doesn't feel like it would carry the same significance as it would when I was 10.
 
Lots of irrelevant politics deleted. Stay on topic
 
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I think it's a good thing for anyone to be seated at the table and for their voice to be heard. It's a right that doesn't exist in many countries. But it's everyboby's right, not just yours or mine. If you're gonna grow up and see the world for what it is, then open both eyes, not just the one looking at your side.

Of those "formibable forces" that you point out - which ones attacked the United States on Jan. 6th?

No matter "which ones" attacked the US on Jan. 6th", it was the wrong ones, and hopefully those responsible will be brought to justice.

As freedom loving firearms owners, we should be on the right side of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, which makes our choice of whom to support in this matter quite simple, I would think.

Back to OP's question, do your homework as to those who are committed and involved in the struggle to preserve our beloved 2A, do the math (numbers count) and support any and all that you feel are doing the most to hold the line against the gun-grabbers.

Regards,
hps
 
The lady rep for the NRA in this region is fantastic. Very active, knowledgeable, and keeps people informed. Thankful for and impressed with her. Gottleib (SAF) is often on various shows/podcasts and is very active and informative as well. And, SAF seems very focused and no frills. Just gets stuff done from what I understand.
 
btw guys if you shop amazon anyway. smile mode where it donates a portion to charities has the charity side of GOA on it. Ive signed myself up for them so im getting amazon to donate to gun rights XD and no money out of my pocket aside from purchases I would of done anyway.
 
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