HoosierQ
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Yes I would. Gun clubs avail themselves to a great number of services of the NRA and I think it appropriate to ask that members be NRA members.
It is regularly--Here (just one example) you can join for $25 which is <$35:Gym, I think the membership is 35 per year
1. If you were an existing club member who's not in the NRA (for whatever reason), would you join the NRA in order to remain a member of the gun club?
2. If you were a non club member and non-NRA member who wanted to join the club, would you join the NRA to gain club membership?
gym said:I am an NRA member, but hate being told I "have" to do anything, by anyone. Unless I am in the military or a LEO, I should have the right to choose if I want to be forced to join an organization in order to be part of another.
It's not like either are free, in this economy, many people can't afford to pay essential bills, now they can't shoot because they don't have an extra $35.00 that month. No way
I belong to a great range and would probably join Greenpeace or PETA if required.
That club is clearly not for me.
When the NRA supports my 2nd Amendment rights I'll join. They haven't yet. So far they've only worked agaist me, but still claim credit for every victory we have gained. Even when they fought those victories, including Heller v. D.C..
NRA is just to protect the sports of rich men. They have, and will keep, selling out the 2nd Amdendment for the sole benifit of rich "sportsment".
Jason W said:I can't bring myself to give money to an organization I don't support (due to their methods, not their alleged cause)
I actually respect them more because of that, since the NRA is the big gorilla fighting for our gun rights on D.C.
It's sad that gun owners believe this lie. Not true. NRA fought to prevent Heller v DC from ever getting to court. But when they won, NRA claimed credit for it, and millions sent them money for it. The NRA never once opposed DC's 30 year total ban on weapons in the home. Not once in 30 years.
Link provided.Post proof with links, and not opinion
[edit] National Rifle AssociationAttorney Alan Gura, in a 2003 filing, used the term "sham litigation" to describe the NRA's attempts to have Parker (aka Heller) consolidated with its own case challenging the D.C. law. Gura also stated that "the NRA was adamant about not wanting the Supreme Court to hear the case".[51] These concerns were based on NRA lawyers' assessment that the justices at the time the case was filed might reach an unfavorable decision.[52] Cato Institute senior fellow Robert Levy, co-counsel to the Parker plaintiffs, has stated that the Parker plaintiffs "faced repeated attempts by the NRA to derail the litigation."[53] He also stated that "The N.R.A.’s interference in this process set us back and almost killed the case. It was a very acrimonious relationship."[6]
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's chief executive officer, confirmed the NRA's misgivings. "There was a real dispute on our side among the constitutional scholars about whether there was a majority of justices on the Supreme Court who would support the Constitution as written," Mr. LaPierre said. Both Levy and LaPierre said the NRA and Mr. Levy's team were now on good terms.[6]
Elaine McArdle wrote in the Harvard Law Bulletin: "If Parker is the long-awaited "clean" case, one reason may be that proponents of the individual-rights view of the Second Amendment—including the National Rifle Association, which filed an amicus brief in the case—have learned from earlier defeats, and crafted strategies to maximize the chances of Supreme Court review." The NRA did eventually support the litigation by filing an amicus brief with the Court arguing that the plaintiffs in Parker had standing to sue and that the D.C. ban was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.[54
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller#National_Rifle_Association
I'm sure if I tried hard enough, I could find plenty of cases where the NRA legitimately helped our cause. The question to ask is, would we be further along, nationally, if the NRA didn't exist at all? I doubt it.