All of you guys are missing some key points here.

If you think your rights are safe because you're a member you're wrong, if you think YOU don't have to act because you have somebody doing it for you. You're wrong

I'm not going to say they saved our rights, but they play a critical part. YOU are the other critical part because at the end of the day there lobbyist, they answer to the almighty dollar such is obviously clear. They spend way to much money on salaries and benefits for me to contribute much like United way.

I assure you from talking to several local grassroots politicians you make your voice heard by SPEAKING, not paying someone else to do it. Get involved follow house bills, learn legal bills it's not hard, if something bothers you call your local representative, Senator or Congressman.

If we took all the members of the NRA and walked into Washington and made YOUR voice heard it would do 10X what any lobbyist could, to see a mass of bodies in protest is scary for politicians, that fear would go further than any dollar ever could.

You can be a supporter of the 2nd amendment without being a member of the NRA.

Not in my opinion you can't. If you're not a member of the NRA, you either: (1) don't truly support the 2nd ammendment or (2) are simply uneducated about what the NRA does to keep our right to bear arms. I think it is absolutely absurd to be a gun owner and not a member of the NRA. I'm glad you are in the minority.

All of you guys are missing some key points here.

If you think your rights are safe because your a member you wrong, if you think YOU dont have to act because you have somebody doing it for you. Your wrong

Im not going to say they saved our rights, but thye play a critical part. YOU are the other critical part becuase at the end of the day there lobbyest, they answer to the almighty dollar sich is obviuosly clear. They spend way to much money on saleries and bennifits for me to contribute much like United way.

I assure you form talking to several local grassroots politicians you make you voice heard by SPEAKING, not paying someone else to do it. Get involved fallow house bills, learn legal bills its not hard, if something bothers you call your local represenitive, Seanator or Congressman.

If we took all the members of the NRA and walkined into Washington and made YOUR voice heard it would do 10X what any lobbiest could to see a mass of bodies in protest is scary for politicians, that fear would go further than any dollar ever could.

I think its upsurd that you put so much trust in an organization to protect your rights then sit back and watch what happens. How can you put som much trust in a lobbiest orginization ?

Im not bashing anybody for being in the NRA because they do alot of good, what Im concerned with is the scarry idealoligy that im seeing over and over in this thread that as long as your a member your safe, you don't have to make your voice heard because there doing it for you mentality. My advice anytime you hear or get wind of something that bothers you Call Your Senator, Represenative, and Congressman and let them know your doing as much with that as they are doing. The only thing your helpless form doing is fighting some of the already established legislation that takes money and time form very experianced lawyers.

Another concern of mine is how much of your money is actually being spent to fight the fight and not line the pockets.

Wow, some of you are just terribly ignorant.

The NRA is the #1 strongest pro-2nd Amendment lobbyist group in America. How any firearm owner won't support them is beyond me. Are they 100% right on all issues? No. But name me one person/entity that is.

If organizations like the NRA didn't exist, the 2nd Amendment would have been repealed by now. Or at the very least, severely restricted.

I urge everyone to not only join, but give out memberships as Christmas presents.

If you're not a member of the NRA, you either: (1) don't truly support the 2nd ammendment or (2) are simply uneducated about what the NRA does to keep our right to bear arms. I think it is absolutely absurd to be a gun owner and not a member of the NRA.

Being a member of the NRA is fine. Just dont tell me that Im lacking intellect or committment to my freedoms because I choose not to join the NRA.

I think its just as ignorant to join and then do nothing yourself to help defend our rights because they suposedly do it for you.

Wow, some of you are just terribly ignorant.

The NRA is the #1 strongest pro-2nd Amendment lobbyist group in America. How any firearm owner won't support them is beyond me. Are they 100% right on all issues? No. But name me one person/entity that is.

If organizations like the NRA didn't exist, the 2nd Amendment would have been repealed by now. Or at the very least, severely restricted.

I urge everyone to not only join, but give out memberships as Christmas presents.

Well played Gus

Not in my opinion you can't. If you're not a member of the NRA, you either: (1) don't truly support the 2nd ammendment or (2) are simply uneducated about what the NRA does to keep our right to bear arms. I think it is absolutely absurd to be a gun owner and not a member of the NRA. I'm glad you are in the minority.

That is the key right there, a non member that is active in politics is more effective than a member that just pays his $25 and sits on his arse and expects NRA to do everything.

That is the key right there, a non member that is active in politics is more effective than a member that just pays his $25 and sits on his arse and expects NRA to do everything.

Being a member of the NRA is fine. Just dont tell me that Im lacking intellect or committment to my freedoms because I choose not to join the NRA.