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Waco was a clusterfluck of epic proportions. They managed to kill 25 children because they wanted a photo op but ended up in a firefight.

This thread is coincidental as I signed on just now to relate my utter disappointment in the NRA. I am a life member. My gun club currently requires NRA membership for their membership. I joined Gun Owners of America recently. I have had e-mails daily during the Texas legislature session keeping me very informed on the business at hand. It caused me to wonder why on earth I never received such pertinent information as an NRA member. Of course, we now know why.

My last NRA solicitation was a query for donation ostensibly to support some cause. I told them to get WLP to sell one of his houses.

SAF. I will not fund WLP's safaris anymore.

The harbor freight coupons in the magazine are nice.

No, join GOA

I actually got called by the NRA yesterday!

They needed more $$, of course.

I reiterated that while I was still a member from membership paid long ago, that I was not interested in giving them more $$ as long as WLP was still associated with them.

Then the lady went into a spiel about how I could do this, or do that, for only $25 per month.

I told her that if they'd get rid of WLP, I'd pay cash on the barrelhead. I'd give them a $1000 the day they fire him.

Also told her that any extra money I have had the past couple of years was going to the GOA.... Then asked her what she thought the chances were of me writing them a $1000 check?

She thanked me for my time, and hung up.

Guess my $$ is safe for awhile. They have no intention of getting rid of WLP.

The only way for NRA to reform is there to be no real money available for the board to enrich themselves. Then you'll get people who actually care.

Gun Owners of America is the best nationally. Don't forget your state and locals. State is probably most important these days.

How many of you are members of GOA? Do they abuse your inbox? I've sent them coin as donations but not a membership yet.

I want to send my money where it will most effective.

Lately SAF has gotten what would have been bucks for WP's new houses.

Don't need NRA membership at any of the places I shoot now.

Been a member since 1973, never did NRA life membership as I thought I'd be sending them money anyway.

I've been slack on supporting my state association since I quit HP Rifle. I'll remedy that as well.

THIS!!!

Personally, I think the best thing anyone could do is drop their membership and specifically state WLP as the reason. At some point they'll get the hint.

I quit the NRA and joined GFY! (Guns For You)

Glad I’m not a member of a gun club. They make you all take turns mowing the grass and snaking out the septic field line too??

I support the mission and think there are a lot of well-intended folks within the organization.
But people don't quit companies or organizations – they quit people.

I don't think it's limited only to Wayne LaPierre - the rest of the executive team can go too.

Not one thin dime until LaPew resigns. Or that's was I've told the contractor monkeys that have called during their intense fund-raising ops. For some reason I haven't gotten a call from them for a few months and any mail goes into the woodstove or firepit. Same with mail from the swamp-dwelling RNC scum.

I joined GOA last year. I like the they organize and execute better. Plus they don't capitulate on some issues like the NRA. They are straight across the board "No Compromise". I sang praises of the Second Amendment Foundation on another thread. They deserve our support too.







Cavorting with the enemy I see. If they quit the NRA over Waco, then they were clearly on the wrong side of that one.

Life Member for a long, long time - and donated in additional level categories over time. I have not donated anything additional for quite a while now, but am still holding hope for excellent reforms and regained effectiveness.

I think much like SKane above.

He just copycatted Dingle...

"If I were to select a jack-booted group of fascists who are perhaps as large a danger to American society as I could pick today, I would pick BATF [the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms]."
-- U.S. Representative John Dingell, 1980

Wayne has never had an original thought, he and Harry Reid are big buds...

Get the Harbor Freight app, don't need the magazine.

Wayne will be gone soon, maybe not voluntarily. Keep up the pressure and don't renounce your life member status. Colonel West could become CEO.

Please someone in Alaska go check on watch4bear. He has either had an epiphany concerning the NRA or he is dead. I can't go to Alaska right now and anyway I don't know who he is. I've been worried sick. If we could get him pointed toward saving the NRA with as much dedication as he had toward saving Wayne he could be a big help. He may just be hiding out because he's embarrassed.

I recently renewed my membership ONLY because I need to retain my RSO and Rifle Instructor certifications to participate in certain gun club functions and events. It hurt to renew, but I had no choice if I wanted to use those certifications.

THIS!

Keep your life membership so you still have a voice if and when a leadership change happens.