Am I the only one here who got a phone solicitation from the NRA last month or so asking for donations to give NRA memberships/subscriptions to the troops??? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? One month we're begging our membership for money so we can add more members, and the next month we're just giving away those same memberships for free? And maybe this is a "bad" thing to say, but I'm pretty sure most members of the Armed Forces make a heck of a lot more than I do, which makes a donation kinda odd.
This whole thing strikes me as just a relatively inexpensive tactic to boost the NRA's member count. The cost of a year's subscription free has got to be pretty low ($5? $10?), and they'll undoubtedly make most of it up when soldiers renew their membership or donate in response to mass mailings. Meanwhile their member base expands. Call me cynical, but I don't see how this is anywhere near a great sacrifice for the NRA. I'm a member, and I appreciate what they do, but this strikes me as more selfish than charity in the long run (although it's not bad, just somewhat deceptive).