If you want to protect gun rights, focus on people who influence culture/politics on behalf of the 2nd amendment

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people like Alex Jones do far more for gun rights than organizations like the NRA which are glad to take the money/publicity but have a shoddy record at best of actually standing up for them.

I agree with all of that...changing the culture...is most important. Take new people shooting...

True Dustin..

Encourage and educate

Politics is downstream from culture

I get that

basically he's saying for those pro to self protection vs those that are pro to self enslavement to protection services

Liberals.

youre paying for a promise from the NRA that they have a bad record at fulfilling. Those dang money thiefs

Didn't the NRA waffle on bump stocks as well?

I still feel my decision is a good one...I'm a single guy with disposable income...so I became a life member. I just wish we would stop giving inches...

Yes NRA screwed people on bumb stocks

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So after seeing that...Why would anyone wish to join a group like the NRA?

so what youre saying is that you hope the organization that you pay to be a part of will changes their politics and get a little serious, however you have really no way of influencing change?

sounds scandalous to me

What I'm saying is there are only so many gun organizations to donate to....the NRA is the biggest one and does take stand on certain issues. Not all the ones I wish. That's why I spread my money around. More importantly I preach about the 2nd amendment to friends and family (have lost some). but losing some to gain more is worth it. I have a group of buddies who i single handedly got into AR15s and we go on shooting trip every year.

I get it NRA is not perfect...

Just keep your money..

way better idea

invest in guns perhaps

@BlackDouglas , partly is because for the moral of those who are patriots, it still good to see their groups remain strong against challenges even when there are problems within. It is important that we have a strong base of pro 2nd amendment defenders

is the NRA moral if they run like a damn ponzi scheme?

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thats why im not a member anymore

Don't need a lobby group speaking for me..

@BlackDouglas and @Deleted User if i just keep my money it does absolutely nothing other than for myself. That money to the NRA will do something, even if I don't 100% agree. It will also show that there are millions of gun owners in a single group...

just my rifle when it needs to

That's the point..

Is there any other organization I can join for gun rights that can say they have more than a million members?

They waffle under pressure.

I mean don't the numbers help our the cause?

Ok you got me I'm just trying... to score a date with Dana Loesh

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thats the whole point

of my membership

The NRA seems to me like one of those guys that gets a really suped up and lifted and modded pickup trucks and is really annoying however not really badass to warrent attention

has anyone found out if it is true that Trump admin is talking about a red flag confiscation of guns from mental ill people