Frankly, anyone who rejects the idea that the NRA has been instrumental in preserving 2A rights simply has not looked into the matter.
I joined Harlon Carter’s NRA when it stood for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. I quit Wayne LaPierre’s NRA when it endorsed the Machinegun Ban and tried to tell gun owners it was a victory for the RKBA because people who sold ammo would have to do less paperwork. The latter increased the bottom line for those who sold ammo; the former was the worst disaster for gun owners in the history of the U.S. As Neal Knox noted, for the first time in U.S. history, the government banned the manufacture and sale of a type of firearm. It did so with the help of the NRA. We blinked and there was an “assault rifle” ban and a ban on high capacity magazines. The NRA supported Machine Gun ban still stands and the NRA is doing nothing to undo the damage it did. Don’t bother repeating the NRA propaganda. I didn’t believe it at the time and still don’t. The NRA sold the farm out from under us and gun owners got very little for it.
I was a member for over ten years when that happened and was seriously considering a life membership. If the NRA needed additional money, I was always there and additional fifty to one hundred dollars. I was very involved. I wrote several letters to them about the machinegun ban which were ignored. The NRA didn’t listen to me. It listened to the ammo sellers who gave them exponentially more money than I could afford. Don’t tell me I am uninformed and to join and get involved. I am through following that Judas Goat.
Back to the OP, the NRA sends all kinds of questionnaires designed to stampede the sheep. It never sends a questionnaire to honestly solicit your opinion. If it did, it might have to listen to you. That would never do.
One more thing, there are substantially more gun owners than there are NRA members. When we vote anti-gun politicians out of office, the NRA runs over itself claiming the credit. I know Joe Biden’s position on firearms and will vote against him. The NRA has nothing to do with my decision.
Finally, I realize many of you will respond with emotional arguments and personal attacks. You will have to because you cannot argue from a factual logical position. Arguments like that are wastes of time. We can call each other names indefinitely and not accomplish anything. As Joe Friday said, “just the facts”.