I do think we need the NRA to get their act together and stay in operation. They definitely carry more clout than a new group could build in years and years.
But, somehow Wayne and the rest of his crowd need to go ! Need some good and smart leadership to take the NRA over....and real soon !
They did the same thing to me about 3 years ago when I renewed. So I called them,and they informed me that they had no record of my renewal. I told them I had the check that they cashed in my hand. I got my duffel bag by the end of the week.NRA still owes me a duffel bag and a hat from when I joined about 10 years ago! Still waiting Wayne!!!!
GOA does a LOT. You should get on their mailing list or spend time on their website.
I've thought the same about the NRA; they want more of my money to help fight in the election, but I never see anything from it, except maybe a vid on Youtube once in a while.
If the NRA was as bad as some of you seem to think, the NY AG would have no interest in disbanding them.
When your concern is really that 4-5 top executives are misappropriating funds, you go after the top 4-5 executives to PROTECT the organization. You do not disband the entire organization to protect the organization.
This is an obvious political move to get rid of the NRA because the NRA makes it harder to enact their agenda. Liberal anti-gun politicians hate the NRA, there's probably a reason for that.
Having said that, there are some apparent problems in the NRA that need to be addressed, and it seems very little is being done about it. I can't find anything now, but I looked into GOA a few years ago, and decided not to join because there were some rumors and questions about them. They may be just fine, but having multiple organizations in the fight is not a bad thing. Join both. Or join the one you like better. But trying to destroy the one you like less doesn't help anything.
BTW... the NRA agreed to the NICS instant background check because the alternative was a 2 week waiting period. The NRA opposed that and said background checks ONLY if they are instant. You can hate them for that, but except for the NRA it would probably have been worse.
I think I have read in places where the amount of money spent on actual services by many charities and non-profit organizations is a pretty small percentage of the money spent.
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