Do you belong to the NRA ?

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This has someof the most venomous, hateful posts that I have seen since I joined this forum; what a terrible theft of a good post . No wonder some have left as I have read in other posts andthis one sure lives up to the neg comments about this forum on other gun forums.

Sad, really.

We will continue to lose the battle if we can't even be cordial to one another. I just do not understand why these attacks can't be conducted off forum in PMs or other.

Gary

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Life Member since about mid-80's, took advantage of their EZ Pay plan and my gun club also requires it as do most.

Are they perfect? No, but I think that EVERY gun owner should be a member so we could get more visibility.

I have been meaning to join GOA and JPFO as well (missed THEIR knife offer!) for the same reasons as well as the fact that I think they are more aggressive, focus on the main issues and are not as likely to compromise.

Thanks for the poll, Glock34, sorry for my next statement.

This has someof the most venomous, hateful posts that I have seen since I joined this forum; what a terrible theft of a good post . No wonder some have left as I have read in other posts andthis one sure lives up to the neg comments about this forum on other gun forums.

Sad, really.

We will continue to lose the battle if we can't even be cordial to one another. I just do not understand why these attacks can't be conducted off forum in PMs or other.

Gary

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PoppaGary wrote:

Life Member since about mid-80's, took advantage of their EZ Pay plan and my gun club also requires it as do most.

Are they perfect? No, but I think that EVERY gun owner should be a member so we could get more visibility.

I have been meaning to join GOA and JPFO as well (missed THEIR knife offer!) for the same reasons as well as the fact that I think they are more aggressive, focus on the main issues and are not as likely to compromise.

Thanks for the poll, Glock34, sorry for my next statement.

This has someof the most venomous, hateful posts that I have seen since I joined this forum; what a terrible theft of a good post . No wonder some have left as I have read in other posts andthis one sure lives up to the neg comments about this forum on other gun forums.

Sad, really.

We will continue to lose the battle if we can't even be cordial to one another. I just do not understand why these attacks can't be conducted off forum in PMs or other.

Gary

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I have to agree with you. they ( Master Doug , first & then Lurch ) took my thread, stepped on it & they began throwing accusations my way, etc. when i am attacked I will respond.

like i said earlier. When replying to a persons thread , if you have nothing nice to say about that person , keep your negative comments to your self, that's how these threads go off topic & become destructive.

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Glock34 wrote:

PoppaGary wrote:

Life Member since about mid-80's, took advantage of their EZ Pay plan and my gun club also requires it as do most.

Are they perfect? No, but I think that EVERY gun owner should be a member so we could get more visibility.

I have been meaning to join GOA and JPFO as well (missed THEIR knife offer!) for the same reasons as well as the fact that I think they are more aggressive, focus on the main issues and are not as likely to compromise.

Thanks for the poll, Glock34, sorry for my next statement.

This has someof the most venomous, hateful posts that I have seen since I joined this forum; what a terrible theft of a good post . No wonder some have left as I have read in other posts andthis one sure lives up to the neg comments about this forum on other gun forums.

Sad, really.

We will continue to lose the battle if we can't even be cordial to one another. I just do not understand why these attacks can't be conducted off forum in PMs or other.

Gary

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I have to agree with you. they ( Master Doug , first & then Lurch ) took my thread, stepped on it & they began throwing accusations my way, etc. when i am attacked I will respond.

like i said earlier. When replying to a persons thread , if you have nothing nice to say about that person , keep your negative comments to your self, that's how these threads go off topic & become destructive.

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Moist towelette, Kleenex, or napkin which would you prefer "Wolf Boy" ?

Maybe you need to ask yourself why people respond to your posts in the manner that they do. Why is it that you always seem to get flamed? Could it be your phrasing, spelling, or overall sloppiness of your posts that peeves people?

All good questions; few if any good answers, I'd bet!!!

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Back to the original intent of this thread . If`every every gun owner in the USA belonged to the NRA, no gun laws would have EVER been passed.

currently the NRA has about 4 million members , so they are a very strong lobby in DC.

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But, if the NRA had every gun owner as a member the NRA would be a unstoppable force in DC & every state of the union. the original Assault weapons ban would have never passed & every anti gun law in this country would have been repealed by now.

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Strength in numbers, that's what the NRA is all about.

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Gun owners that do not belong to either the NRA oR the GOA , have no reason to grip & moan when a anti gun law gets passed, as they did nothing to stop it.

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Hank, I have to disagree. People refuse to join the NRA for various reasons. I won't go spouting mine off, but I have my reasons.

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Glock34 wrote:

Back to the original intent of this thread . If`every every gun owner in the USA belonged to the NRA, no gun laws would have EVER been passed.

currently the NRA has about 4 million members , so they are a very strong lobby in DC.

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I wonder if the 4 million number has been significantly increased in the last year-and-a-half?

This was the number about a year ago or so. yes, it could have greatly grown since then.



Glock34 wrote:

But, if the NRA had every gun owner as a member the NRA would be a unstoppable force in DC & every state of the union. the original Assault weapons ban would have never passed & every anti gun law in this country would have been repealed by now.

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You're probably right, AWB wouldn't have happened. As it was, it was sham legislation.Assault weapons weren't banned--features on assaultweapons were banned. What a joke AWB was. The NRA made sure of that. And Clinton had no stomach to make it a real ban.

I doubt it's practical to get tomore than, say 30% of gun owners as NRA members. Some number like that. That would be a HUGE special interest group.

30% would give the NRA about 100 million members.

As for no laws regulating gun ownership/usage, that's not desirable. Gotta have some gun laws to regulate some of our, uhm, less-than-judicious fellow gun owners...

Maybe, but as few as possible. Laws are created to maintain order & to punish those that disrupt said order plus those that create anarchy. But we already have way too many gun laws on the books , most need to go away. I believe in law and order, but when is enough laws enough ? every day some lib or anti is dreaming up a new law.





Glock34 wrote:

Strength in numbers, that's what the NRA is all about.

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Numbers are great. But development of strategy and execution of plans is just as important. The NRA is, basically, lots smarter than a) Congress, and b) the antis.




Glock34 wrote:

Gun owners that do not belong to either the NRA oR the GOA , have no reason to grip & moan when a anti gun law gets passed, as they did nothing to stop it.

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Well, such non-supporters do have a reason to whine and moan. They just lack credibility. Such people are like the softie give-me-everything liberals they say they despise so much.

True enough.

I've been thinking about joining GOA. Although NRA is the daddy and GOA is the child, it probably would be a good thing to get an additional perspective.

The GOA is the more hardcore of the 2 organizations
& the least restrictive. But since it's membership numbers are far less that the bigger NRA, most law makers pay them no mind.

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You are still jerking off.

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Master Doug Huffman wrote:

You are still jerking off.

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Well, this is a highly intelligent response.

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professor gun wrote:

Master Doug Huffman wrote:

You are still jerking off.

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Well, this is a highly intelligent response.

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"Thank you, thank you verra much." My Elvis impersonation.

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