NRA Board of Directors Election 2014-2015

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Every year, the NRA holds elections for 1/3 of the seats on its Board of Directors. Any Life member (or above) or any member with 5 years consecutive membership can vote by mail-in ballot (comes in your magazine) or in person at the annual meeting.

Additionally, the NRA has a nominating committee who will recommend candidates. Traditionally, candidates who do not receive the support of the nominating committee haven't done well but the past two cycles, several candidates who did not have the support of the nominating committee have managed to be elected - including long time never-asked-to-dance candidate Steve Schreiner.

I am starting this thread to discuss candidates for the 2014 elections (who will serve through 2015). I am concerned that there are at least a few candidates running for the Board of Directors who appear to support additional laws and regulation limiting the Second Amendment. It would seem one of these candidates is former Navy SEAL, Brandon Webb (see: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/15...eat___wolf_in_sheep_s_clothing___.html&page=1 for details)

Among the things he has already advocated is mandatory firearms training in all states. He has also declined to answer several direct questions on his support for certain firearms laws. Here is a sample quote from him:

"http://www.brandontylerwebb.com/830/the-gun-problem-in-america/

Sometimes change, as difficult as it can be at first, is a good thing, after all it was once within our constitutional rights to own and enslave other human beings.If we continue to do nothing then we can expect more mass shootings in the near future. Remember that when you kiss your kids goodbye on their way to school."

Let's make sure that we do our best to inform our voting decisions for the NRA Board. No organization can be better than the members who make it up and it is up to us to take our responsibility seriously.
 
Among the things he has already advocated is mandatory firearms training in all states. He has also declined to answer several direct questions on his support for certain firearms laws. Here is a sample quote from him:
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Honorable military service isn't necessarily an indicator of a belief in freedom in general, or firearms freedoms in particular. Remember the "if you want an assault weapon join the military" comments we got from Colin Powell back during the assault weapon ban discussions?

I don't care how well someone served his country with arms; I care about freedom. And lots of folks who did heroic things in terrible parts of the world while following the orders of their superiors end up being kind of authoritarian when they become civilians.

(Sorry - didn't mean to sidetrack. My point was "when you vote, vote based on the candidate's beliefs re: civilian firearm ownership, not based on a valorous record...)
 
May I add Leroy Sisco to that list. He is a current director and I have personally known him for 50 years. I assure you that will never find a stronger 2A supporter!
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Have to agree on the SEAL or other vets, some of whom don't support freedom for others. :cuss:
 
We need to be very careful on who gets into position of the largest defender of the Second Amendment. If we had had the wrong people in charge during sandy hook things could have gone very differently.
 
Good thread, I hope it stays alive until voting time, its hard to know who to vote for once I've exhausted the local activists and nationally in the news figures.
 
Trend has been to find celebrities, pop culture icons, or nationally known figures to serve on the board. I can understand the reasoning behind this, but it makes it much harder for lesser known advocates who may be better qualified to get elected.

The best example of this working successfully was getting Charlton Heston to run. Some very good reasons and strategy behind that move which I won't go into.

For someone to make it on the board now, they will need 60,000-to-70,000 votes. Not too many low name recognition candidates that can pull that off.

I was a little surprised that "Duck Dynasty's" Willie Robertson came up short on votes in last years election.
 
Derek Zeanah said:
Honorable military service isn't necessarily an indicator of a belief in freedom in general, or firearms freedoms in particular.
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So true. I have a Brother in Law that is Vietnam Navy Vet that is as Anti Gun as ANTI can get. Although I respect and thank them for their Service to the nation, you have to do a bit of investigating to make sure you're getting the right Candidate, and not just Assume Military = Pro 2nd.
 
Sorry to bump an old thread, but what month issue of the magazine does the ballot come in?

And is there any way to vote online?

I tried reading the bylaws they send you with your membership packet as to how to vote in NRA elections and couldn't really figure anything out. And I considered calling the NRA to find out how to vote but I figure other people might want to know how to vote as well so I'm asking here.
 
To vote you must either send in the ballot or show up in person at the national meeting. I think the ballot comes in February or March usually.
 
I've been a member for close to 10 years and have never even seen a ballot. Not a life member, but renew every year or two and never let it lapse. Do I have to ask for a ballot?
 
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To vote you must either send in the ballot or show up in person at the national meeting. I think the ballot comes in February or March usually.
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What a pain.

Is there any way to get the NRA to streamline this process?

Like what happens if I just call up the NRA and ask to vote?

And how is the governing body of the NRA structured? Do the board of directors elect the president, executive vice president and such?

Is the NRA-ILA considered a completely separate entity with its own governance?


And just so we're clear the NRA-ILA do all the actual political work and the NRA just runs the silly programs?

Again, I tried reading the bylaws and it's all greek to me so any help would be appreciated.
 
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Have to agree on the SEAL or other vets, some of whom don't support freedom for others. :cuss:
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I agree, too.

The military, contrary to popular belief (especially amongst the liberals), is a cross section of our society and all of its cultural/political variety. To listen to those of liberal persuasion one would conclude that the military is some kind of conservative bastion. And it's not.

In my experience, there is just as huge a variety of socio-political diversity within the military as there is without. Including with respect to the RKBA.

From what I've read about Brandon Webb, he's a politician in the making. He may be a veteran and a fellow Chief Petty Officer, but that doesn't mean we're of like minds.

Interesting side note, however...he left the service in 2006, having just made Chief Petty Officer in FY 2006. Not that I begrudge him for having done so, as this is a personal choice. Lots of people leave the service without retiring, even with 13 or more years, and more power to them. He's managed to leverage his professional background into a marketable skill, as evidenced by his published books. But I find him lacking intellectually with respect to the actual history/purpose of firearms and what the RKBA means to us as citizens.

No, he comes across as more of a "mouth-piece" to me, whose real goal in life has nothing more to do with the RKBA than what it means to him either financially or politically. And that makes him politically dangerous to the average citizen, in my opinion.
 
zxcvbob said:
I've been a member for close to 10 years and have never even seen a ballot. Not a life member, but renew every year or two and never let it lapse. Do I have to ask for a ballot?
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My ballots are in the American Rifleman. I assume that they are sending them out in everyone else's magazine as well. If you are eligible and not getting a ballot I would give them a call.

BryanDavis, the NRA bylaws are pretty complex, as is the governing structure. Rather than give you an answer that might be incorrect, you'd probably be better off calling member services and asking them those questions.
 
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I was wondering: how much does your average/typical NRA executive make? I would love to find that out.
Not the lobbyists, not the president or the Vice President but all the other execs that they have. Since I am a member and a a ILA contributor so I want to know where my money goes every year.
 
You can find out executive salaries of the NRA by looking at their annual Form 990 filings since they are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. I'm not sure if the non-tax exempt parts of the NRA have to file the same information though.

The last one I looked at was all over the map. It ranged from $0 for several executives to $1M for the Executive Director of General Operations. Of the major officers that were receiving compensation, most of them were in the $300k-$500k range; but some (such as President David Keene) received no compensation at all. About half of the officers listed received no compensation for that matter.
 
For what it's worth, I, voted for Mr Pincus, after reading his position's.

It would be nice if other candidates would of taken advantage of this forum.

It would also of been nice if forum members would of taken advantage of this thread.
 
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