manwithoutahome
member
Since 1986, gee, why didn't you just do the payment plan for life-time member? It would have been paid off by now. You've spent about $425 and the LT is only around $700 or so (I got the disabled vet rate). When you are an LT, you have abit more "say" in what they do and they treat you abit better then just a yearly member. Also, you get to vote in the elections. The reason that I bring this up is due to you would have abit more power to wield if you did so.
But, I voted to keep with the NRA and join other groups. I am a member of the NRA (LT), JFPO (paying my LT membership), Gun Owners of America, an honorary member of the the Second Amendment Sisters (men can't hold office which I agree with), the Pink Pistols (international), Pink Pistols (Portland) and the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF)(our grass roots organization). I know that it seems like allot and allot of money but the NRA costs $100 per year (four quarterly payments), JFPO (I pay $100 per year now since my NRA membership is paid off), GOA is $35 per year, OFF is $20 per year and I give around $30 to the SAS and PP each year. So, that's about $295 per year (if you are paying for LT memberships to the NRA and JFPO). This is 24.59 per month. To save our Rights, I think this is a very small price to pay (I also give donations to Kenn Blanchard (Blackmanwithagun.com ; US Shooting Team (for the olympics) and others that I think are helping the cause).
Does this make me a "great activist for our gun Rights"? Heck no. Giving money is the easy part. Getting involved is the hard part. I need to do more letters to my "guberment" in this state, I need to get my arse to Salem when a bad gun bill comes up to protest. I need to do more local spreading of the word about gun Rights. I need to use my computer and my printer to make pamphlets(sp) and go around the mall or someplace and put under wipers. There is allot more I should be doing.
So, giving money is the easy part. Voting is the easy part (here in Oregon, they make it too easy to vote, just punch the card and mail it back. I go to the actually office because they "compare" your signature and you know how that goes). Actually giving up your time (other then writing, sealing, mailing a check) is the hard part. Just something to think about.
M
But, I voted to keep with the NRA and join other groups. I am a member of the NRA (LT), JFPO (paying my LT membership), Gun Owners of America, an honorary member of the the Second Amendment Sisters (men can't hold office which I agree with), the Pink Pistols (international), Pink Pistols (Portland) and the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF)(our grass roots organization). I know that it seems like allot and allot of money but the NRA costs $100 per year (four quarterly payments), JFPO (I pay $100 per year now since my NRA membership is paid off), GOA is $35 per year, OFF is $20 per year and I give around $30 to the SAS and PP each year. So, that's about $295 per year (if you are paying for LT memberships to the NRA and JFPO). This is 24.59 per month. To save our Rights, I think this is a very small price to pay (I also give donations to Kenn Blanchard (Blackmanwithagun.com ; US Shooting Team (for the olympics) and others that I think are helping the cause).
Does this make me a "great activist for our gun Rights"? Heck no. Giving money is the easy part. Getting involved is the hard part. I need to do more letters to my "guberment" in this state, I need to get my arse to Salem when a bad gun bill comes up to protest. I need to do more local spreading of the word about gun Rights. I need to use my computer and my printer to make pamphlets(sp) and go around the mall or someplace and put under wipers. There is allot more I should be doing.
So, giving money is the easy part. Voting is the easy part (here in Oregon, they make it too easy to vote, just punch the card and mail it back. I go to the actually office because they "compare" your signature and you know how that goes). Actually giving up your time (other then writing, sealing, mailing a check) is the hard part. Just something to think about.
M