Since the concert got canceled for Saturday night, we decided to checkout of the hotel and just go to the exhibit hall to finish up deals and then the members meeting and trainer's update.
First thing we noticed was the price jump in parking from $10 to $25. The guy running the lot said it was because of parking demands from protestors.
When we arrived, we saw more media than protestors. Houston PD numbers were still there, but seemed more relaxed.
Mood and energy in the hall seemed different. You could see a difference from people that had been there Friday, vs the people showing up just for Saturday.
The members meeting was very disappointing. One member stood up and tried to simply ask for a count of board of directors present, but the Chairman refused. He also tried other actions, but when the Chairman put it to a vote, the front row Lapierre sycophants voted in a block against it. When it finally came to New business, some guy proposed a resolution supporting current NRA leadership. When people lined up to speak for it from their printed statements, I quickly saw where this was going and left. I noticed the NRA posted on Twitter about the resolution in support of Lapierre. But they failed to mention there were less than 125 people ...
I'm glad my last thing to attend was the trainer's update. Listening to the changes in training and the great things that other trainers are doing was really inspiring. It reminded me why I will always support the NRA mission of training and education. There was an incredibly low turnout.
If Saturday was any indication, I don't think the board of directors will break Lapierre's stranglehold on the NRA ...
First thing we noticed was the price jump in parking from $10 to $25. The guy running the lot said it was because of parking demands from protestors.
When we arrived, we saw more media than protestors. Houston PD numbers were still there, but seemed more relaxed.
Mood and energy in the hall seemed different. You could see a difference from people that had been there Friday, vs the people showing up just for Saturday.
The members meeting was very disappointing. One member stood up and tried to simply ask for a count of board of directors present, but the Chairman refused. He also tried other actions, but when the Chairman put it to a vote, the front row Lapierre sycophants voted in a block against it. When it finally came to New business, some guy proposed a resolution supporting current NRA leadership. When people lined up to speak for it from their printed statements, I quickly saw where this was going and left. I noticed the NRA posted on Twitter about the resolution in support of Lapierre. But they failed to mention there were less than 125 people ...
I'm glad my last thing to attend was the trainer's update. Listening to the changes in training and the great things that other trainers are doing was really inspiring. It reminded me why I will always support the NRA mission of training and education. There was an incredibly low turnout.
If Saturday was any indication, I don't think the board of directors will break Lapierre's stranglehold on the NRA ...
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