Opinion by Marion Hammer
Florida – -(AmmoLand.com)- My name is Marion Hammer. I’ve written in AmmoLand News before…
I work as a gun rights lobbyist on gun rights for the NRA and for it’s Florida affiliate – Unified Sportsmen of Florida. I tell you this for three reasons:
- To give full disclosure
- To provide a better context
- And frankly, because I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in Florida and beyond for our members and all law-abiding gun owners.
Every morning I am honored and humbled to wake up and fight for our rights here in Florida. And, I would be lying if I didn’t say that I do get a sense of satisfaction when we defeat the gun control zealots and anti-hunting fanatics.
But, my fights have not been confined to Florida. Roughly twenty years ago, I was engaged in another battle. This time it was a fight for the leadership of the NRA. Wayne LaPierre was on one side.
On the other side was Neal Knox – Jeff Knox’s late father. As some of you may remember, I was the President of the NRA at that time. Many may have been too young to remember.
Jeff is correct that Wayne won the confidence of the NRA Board of Directors during that battle. But, Jeff fails to disclose that it was his father, Neal Knox, who was trying to oust Wayne — and who engaged in an all-out, no holds barred, brutal fight in his failed attempt to take control of the NRA.
I bring this up, not to disparage the memory of a fellow Second Amendment activist who was a long time personal friend of mine but to give the truth to those who may not know the truth.
Make no mistake: The senior Knox had his own philosophy, and he had his own team of consultants and vendors that he wanted to bring in. He was an ambitious man who wished to control the NRA. BUT, it is essential for readers to have that disclosure to provide full context to the narrative that his son, Jeff Knox, now provides.
Jeff also talked about financial difficulties. What he doesn’t mention is that there is a coordinated corporate and political campaign orchestrated by Mike Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York to intimidate banks and insurance institutions into not doing business with the NRA.
Undoubtedly, many of you have read about it post-Parkland. But, I ask you to go on your computer and do some research. You’ll find that the Cuomo actions were viewed as so treacherous that even the ACLU joined with the NRA to fight this action. That’s a significant fact.
Jeff doesn’t mention that the leadership team at the NRA has worked very hard to get everything back on track and has achieved some settlements that were favorable to our cause. He also misstates that NRA employees have been laid off at Fairfax. That isn’t true. Due to budget cuts, one of our vendors laid off a number of their employees. And, frankly, that’s a sensible course of action given the circumstances.
Jeff says that NRA folks are well paid – but he doesn’t mention that all the rights we have today are because of these talented folks at NRA. Or perhaps more significantly – the gamut of gun bans and ammo bans that we DON’T have because of the NRA and its work.
We have great Right-to-Carry laws in more than 80% of our country – thanks to the NRA. I was proud to work with the folks at the NRA as Florida became the state that started a nationwide revolution for the right to carry. Make no mistake; when we started this “shall issue” Right-to-Carry battle, there were less than a handful of states that had any pro-carry laws. There was only one organization leading the way – the NRA.
We have Castle Doctrine laws because of the NRA. Preemption, hunter harassment, range protection, no gun confiscation during emergencies, more hunting lands and let’s not forget that thanks to the NRA, the American firearms industry exists today because of the NRA. And, so much more. That’s a pretty good return on an NRA membership if you ask anyone.
I know that many of you will bring up the issue of bump stocks. Yes, it is complete “heifer dust” to think that banning bump stocks will make us all safer. Bump stocks blur the line and alter the performance of a semi-auto and made it function like a full-auto.
That’s why the NRA said that it ought to be regulated – NOT banned.
Why? Because politicians [had the votes] and were building steam [in 2018 Congress] and moving toward a ban on all semi-automatic firearms. Frankly, I find it curious that the Obama administration approved the sale of bump stocks, to begin with – but that’s another debate for another day. [the call for regulation by the NRA took the wind out of this legislative effort and moved the bump stock ban, now a “rule” instead of a law, into the regulatory realm where it can now be argued against (lawsuits have been filed ) and ruled on by the courts.]
Make no mistake: every single day there are very smart and well-compensated people in NY who wake up with one mission – destroy the NRA. Why the NRA? Because they know that the only thing that stands in their way of their unbridled desire to destroy the Second Amendment is the NRA.
To be clear, it is the NRA and Wayne LaPierre. Wayne is one of the most humble guys I know. He routinely turns down profile pieces, and he always tells people that it’s the members who are the bedrock of the NRA. Wayne doesn’t just say that. He believes that. More so than anyone else.
But, behind his unassuming nature lies the soul of a shrewd and courageous fighter. Unlike some, he will fight like hell to protect your rights. He will stand up and tell the truth – as ugly as it is – in front of the whole world and take the hits. And, you know he has. He doesn’t give a rip about those DC social circles and country clubs. He’s just one heck of a freedom fighter. Wayne is who the NRA and the Second Amendment need today and in the future.
Now is not the time for auditions for Wayne LaPierre wanna-bes, particularly those who aren’t fit to hold his coat. And it is indeed not the time for a son who’s carried a father’s grudge for decades to try to stoke the flames to settle the score.
It’s a time for all of us to fight. And, our best warrior is Wayne LaPierre. Our enemies know that. I hope you do too.
About Marion Hammer
Marion P. Hammer is a past president of the National Rifle Association and current executive director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida.
I fully support the courageous efforts of the NRA and its leaders. My membership is set on “auto renew”.
“Know thy enemy.” It is NOT the NRA.
Until the NRA starts standing up for the full scope of our 2A GUARANTEED Rights, they’ll get no more from me than annual membership dues so I can maintain mbrship in my local Gun Range. Supporting unconstitutional legislation such as bans of any kind, BG Checks, Red Flag Laws, etc. is NOT defending the 2nd Amendment.
In my days with the Bell System we used to say:
Q: How many “attaboys” are wiped out by one “Ah Shit!”
A: All of them
Ms. Hammer has done quite a few things she can rightly be proud of in defense of 2A rights.
OTOH there are her occasional “Ah Shit!” moments that wipe all of the credit for her good deeds away.
Make no mistake about it, this column is an “Ah Shit!”
DDS — NRA Endowment Member
Marion, thank you for all you do. For Florida, for the USA, and for the NRA. We support you!
I let my NRA membership lapse but I also know this…
1) No other orgamization will be able to pick up the slack anytime soon before the Democrats will be able to do real and lasting damage.
2) The Left is trolling every pro-2A site pretending to be compatriots and trying to do damage/kill the NRA because they know that is their primary opponent.
There’s only one way the NRA survives this….they gotta F’n clean house and get rid of the old wood and do a mea-culpa to the membership.
I’ve been a member of the NRA for thirty nine years and I let my membership expire just last month. When the leadership is purged of these compromising Fudds and replaced with no compromise 2A absolutists, I’ll come back.
In today’s world, nothing gets done without compromise. Such an extreme view will make zero progress. Nice ideals, but not realistic. You think NOT being a member somehow is a better option to protect 2A?
What did we get out of the bump stock rule? We got to keep rights we already had? BS that wasn’t a compromise it was a surrender. I didn’t own a bump stock but we don’t stop marching backwards we will run out of room. We either hang together or hang separately, it was true 250 some years ago and still true today. This from a patriot life member.
Anthony, that is a deception on your part. A compromise is a loss and defenitly not a gain. There is a real battle going on now within the NRA. Victory in any battle goes to the winner. If you take away all the manmade interference and reduce it to a cave man existance, the problems become glaring and indefenceable. Comprimise is nothing more than a delaying tactic and the problem still exists. No matter how you cut it or ramble over it is still in your face… Failures are noticed by those who want resolution not compermise. Man can live… Read more »
I wish I had the closing bit on video. Just so I could put it next to Wayne LaPierre’s comments where he actively fights FOR universal gun registration and gun free zones, in addition to his comment stating he supports a ban on the most common firearms in the world.
“But, behind his unassuming nature […]” (check the article for the full quote. The comment section doesn’t like me including it)
I wish I had this on video. Would be fun to splice it next to these comments where he actively fights FOR universal gun registration and gun free zones, in addition to his comment stating he supports a ban on the most common firearms in the world.
“But, behind his unassuming nature […]” (check the article for the full quote. The comment section doesn’t like me including it)
I wish I had this on video. Would be fun to splice it next to these comments where he actively fights FOR universal gun registration and gun free zones, in addition to his comment stating he supports a ban on the most common firearms in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvJ2kHpbC1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl4p02EaTk
https://youtu.be/2pk2LqqqtDs?t=4m9s (go to 4:09).
“But, behind his unassuming nature lies the soul of a shrewd and courageous fighter. Unlike some, he will fight like hell to protect your rights. He will stand up and tell the truth – as ugly as it is – in front of the whole world and take the hits. “
Isn’t it funny how these people are so devoted to destroying the NRA never attack the leadership, even those that’s standard tactic they use against anything they try to destroy? Rule 13 is to “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”, yet the NRA is never personalized. Further they ignore many obvious tactics to destroy the NRA. If just one person asks Wayne LaPierre “If full autos can be banned under the second amendment, why can’t semi-autos?” the NRA is toast. The only rational explanation for their continued survival is that for the left they are controlled… Read more »
Isn’t it funny how these people are so devoted to destroying the NRA never attack the leadership, even those that’s standard tactic they use against anything they try to destroy? Rule 13 is to “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”, yet the NRA is never personalized. Further they ignore many obvious tactics to destroy the NRA. If just one person asks Wayne LaPierre “If full autos can be banned under the second amendment, why can’t semi-autos?” the NRA is toast. The only rational explanation for their continued survival is that for the left they are controlled… Read more »
“But, behind his unassuming nature lies the soul of a shrewd and courageous fighter. Unlike some, he will fight like hell to protect your rights. He will stand up and tell the truth – as ugly as it is – in front of the whole world and take the hits. ”
I wish I had this on video. Would be fun to splice it next to these comments where he actively fights FOR universal gun registration and gun free zones, in addition to his comment stating he supports a ban on the most common firearms in the world.
(chopping this next bit up since something in it is blocking submission)
“Make no mistake: every single day there are very smart and well-compensated people in NY who wake up with one mission – destroy the NRA. ”
So they aren’t actually a threat to gun rights, just Mrs. Hammer and her cronies? Ego-centrism is a sign of all manner of psychological problems. Perhaps we should try these “red flag” laws the NRA supports on her?
“Make no mistake: every single day there are very smart and well-compensated people in NY who wake up with one mission – destroy the NRA. ” So they aren’t actually a threat to gun rights, just Mrs. Hammer and her cronies? Ego-centrism is a sign of all manner of psychological problems. Perhaps we should try these “red flag” laws the NRA supports on her? Isn’t it funny how these people are so devoted to destroying the NRA never attack the leadership, even those that’s standard tactic they use against anything they try to destroy? Rule 13 is to “Pick the… Read more »
“That’s why the NRA said that it ought to be regulated – NOT banned.” I called the NRA on multiple occasions over many months. Every spokesperson I spoke to confirmed the “regulation” sought was like full autos. Something you can’t make or buy anymore is absolutely a ban. Maybe if you’re paid 316k+ a year to do nothing like Mrs. Hammer is you can afford enough grandfathered examples it doesn’t matter. “Because politicians [had the votes] and were building steam [in 2018 Congress] and moving toward a ban on all semi-automatic firearms” And? We have a Senate majority that was… Read more »
“And frankly, because I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in Florida and beyond for our members and all law-abiding gun owners.” Mrs. Hammer is proud that Constitutional Carry has been stuck in committee for a decade. She is also proud of the bill Scott signed last year. And MY generation is supposed to be the one with low expectations! “Many may have been too young to remember.” Mrs. Hammer thinks she’s being subtle in her insults, but everyone who reads this INSTANTLY notes she is using youth of LaPierre’s opponents as an attack. Marion Hammer is a decade… Read more »
“And frankly, because I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in Florida and beyond for our members and all law-abiding gun owners.” Mrs. Hammer is proud that Constitutional Carry has been stuck in committee for a decade. She is also proud of the bill Scott signed last year. And MY generation is supposed to be the one with low expectations! “Many may have been too young to remember.” Mrs. Hammer thinks she’s being subtle in her insults, but everyone who reads this INSTANTLY notes she is using youth of LaPierre’s opponents as an attack. Marion Hammer is a decade… Read more »
The NRA, like Gov., needs to return to Constitutional principles, not caving to every “common sense gun law” that the lefties cook up.
Been too long in the poisonous atmosphere of DC, it seems.
Take a hike you corrupt blight on our rights jack wagon. I’m getting sick of Ammoland giving you a place to post your tripe. You and the NRA need to burn to the ground and new leadership needs to be installed. Otherwise, go away. You’ve negotiated our rights away my entire life. Fact.
Appeasement isn’t a strategy. Fight for once, you cowards.
As for you, you’re a Fudd. “We were appalled the ATF ever allowed bump stocks” and “The NRA never wanted us to have machine guns.” Gun owners of Florida despise you and your endless “compromises”.
You have so much blood on your hands, nothing will wash it clean. God will judge you
Comments don’t seem to be posting; let’s try it again: “Bump stocks blur the line and alter the performance of a semi-auto and make it function like a full-auto.” Umm… No, they don’t. If you don’t believe me, I invite you to try this test. Get a rifle with a bump stock installed (while you still can,) then do the following: After the trifle is loaded, charged and ready to fire, place your finger directly on the trigger and hold it down as far back as the trigger will travel. Did the rifle fire repeatedly until you lifted your finger… Read more »
NRA supports bump-stock ban and “red flag” laws. One is an ex post facto taking of property without due process or compensation, under Article I, Section 9. The other is deprivation of liberty or property, also without due process or compensation, under the Fifth Amendment.
I’m a Life Member, but if I have any activism money to spare, I send it to the Oregon Firearms Federation instead.
LET ME THINK, OREGON IS BECOMING A SOCIALIST STATE LIKE CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY
HOW IS SENDING YOUR SUPPORT TO THEM WORKING OUT FOR YOU
“Bump stocks blur the line and alter the performance of a semi-auto and made it function like a full-auto.” Umm… No they don’t. If you don’t believe me, just try this test: Hold down the trigger of a rifle with a bump stock installed. Did the rifle shoot repeatedly until you lifted your finger from the trigger? No? It didn’t?!? Well, then the bump stock didn’t “alter the performance of a semi-auto and made it function like a full-auto.” Shooting with a bump stock involves a stationary finger, and pulling the fore-end of the rifle so that the trigger hits… Read more »
NRA sells out over and over again… they call it compromise, negotiating the **best** deal.
I’ve “cancelled” my life membership, already paid so i guess a moot point.
GOA seem to stand by what they say.. we’ll see.
Mind you if there is nothing to fight for, they all out of work. Kinda explains it…
Ok, so after reading many posts here (but not all), it would seem 11 out of 10 opinions want to ban, burn and bury the NRA. And the sooner the better. Great, I say do it! However, I have a few questions. Once the NRA is total history, who or what is going to replace them? How soon? How much political clout do they have? How good is the legal representation that will fight in federal or state courts? What about financial capital? A paltry 2-3 million will get eaten up in no time. Where will the continuous funding come… Read more »
Please inform yourself how little money the NRA spends on litigation: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521136665
If I understand correctly the nra has been very very good to larry pratt. He started out with 190K/year, now that is north of one million.
I did check the link you posted and the numbers look a lot like the numbers my (corporate) employer post. My company does multi millions of dollars a year yet the annual report looks like they hardly do a few million worth. I’m no corporate accountant and this numbers crap is way above my understanding. But I do know thru simple common sense, it will take millions to [properly] defend the 2A. If you’re opposition is spending millions to take away your rights, would it not make sense you’ve got to spend a “few” bucks defending it?
BTW nobody has actually answered my questions. Just sayin think logically about these things. As I said burn the NRA if you want but then what??? I’m not trying to defend them, just asking questions.
Cary on and always cary.
NRA board member shares:
https://www.breachbangclear.com/sick-of-the-nra-then-read-this/
Excellent info. I agree. The NRA bashers are very uninformed of what the NRA really does.
I am a NRA Life Member and since last year a GOA Life Member. We need to vote to clean out the NRA and direct our contributions to where they are best used. I don’t want to forget the NRA, I just need them to have a complete change in leadership and direction… We can’t give an inch.
Complacency does lead to becoming ineffective. Just asking any of our self serving politician.
Keep Wayne LaPierre and Chris Cox and I will keep not sending any money to the NRA. Very simple!
The NRA needs to change and that change is simply not going to happen unless those two are gone. The NRA is full of problems and the current leadership is unwilling to change course. Quite the opposite, the NRA leadership has decided to go “full retard”, focusing on making as much money as possible while giving away one right after another and alienating one group after another. Good luck with that approach!
I say this as someone who’s worked with NRA as part of a state-level group; I met the lobbyist NRA had in California at a barbecue during that time… NRA has ceased to be helpful. Wayne’s call for BATFE to “revisit” their ruling on bump stocks was a wake-up call for me. There was no reason to review the legality of bump stocks because by the letter of every federal law, they are legal regardless of what BATFE now says. That moment lead to introspection for me, to the days when I was working with – and to some small… Read more »
Marion,
If no one was laid off where is Cameron Gray? I call BS on that. So I don’t believe anything you say.
Some personal news: Just shy of my 10-year anniversary, me and several colleagues had their positions terminated this morning
So, if you have or know of any jobs available in the DC-area, or any that can be done remotely, please let me know
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 28, 2018
Cameron was an employee of Ackerman McQueen, all the NRA TV people are. None of them work for NRA directly.
I wonder if all the trolls on this site are American, probably not, or Russians working for the DNC??? Maybe we can get Comrade Mueller to look into this. I am a PROUD life time member of the NRA.
Congratulations. You are supporting gun control.
Contrary to the the clear text of Amendment II, the Quisling NRA are and always have been in support of govt infringement of that which is prohibited to govt. They merely desire govt controlled gun privileges not an uninfringed individual’s fundamental essential liberty. The Quisling NRA does not desire a total prohibition on people being ‘allowed’ by govt to own and use certain guns in certain circumstances and in certain places.
That is a lot to be PROUD of.
The NRA, ‘America’s Official Govt Approved Gun Privileges Organization’.
According to the NRA’s own public filings, the NRA spends 10% of its revenue on lobbying and less than 1% on lawsuits. Where do 89% of your donations go? It is easy to accuse those you disagree with being Russians or believe in conspiracy theories, while ignoring provable facts that show the NRA is a cash cow for its cronies.
I have been a Life member since the 1960’s right after getting out of the Army. In the Army I learned how to shoot and to appreciate our guns and our 2nd Amendment. Have to admit that before that I was too young and busy to even realize it. Today, my problem is this: Wife and I both have had Texas non-resident carry licenses for about 20 years, since they first offered them. Being a resident of New Mexico and a much traveling person into Texas, we though it a good idea. It is NOT EASY to get a Texas… Read more »
It seems to me that many here hate the NRA as much as Bloomberg and all the gun grabbers do. I’m not happy with them. I have been an annual member for more than 50 years and I’m not willing to side with Bloomberg in destroying the NRA. Let’s try to fix it. The enemies of our right to keep and bear arms will rejoice greatly if the NRA disappears. If I am wrong it will cost me only $35.00 for one more year and I still won’t go hungry . If I am right, we will have saved the… Read more »
Wayne made roughly $190,000 per year in the mid-1990s and then his salary suddenly jumps to roughly $1 million per year after the hostile, dishonest takeover he staged. In 2015 alone, Wayne was paid over 5 million dollars in salary and retirements benefits. His net worth was last known to be over 10 million. He has seen the writing on the wall and made sure that he’ll come out of this filthy rich, because he knows his time is limited, and he’ll never have another job that would be nearly as lucrative. Especially in the firearms community. Now, tell me… Read more »
NRA ($)Too much money and corruption look at Cox just giving away the gun ban on bump stocks he should be admonished and driven out of the NRA be advised all gunners G O A is the way to go real people with real objectives that you can visually seeAnd primarily trust for a change
All the members get together nominate Chuck Norris for new head of the NRA The Lonewolf knows the drill For real no Hollywood bullshit-And I think his moral compass might be more on the constitutional side then these commie/Islamic sympathizers that we’re having to wade through on a daily basis
GOA is a little fiefdom run to benefit the Pratts. They are idiots and I wouldn’t walk across the street to piss on them if they were on fire.
Well fatty, seems you got off the couch and put down that bag of potato chips, to chime in. Good for you. Now, back to the couch and chips, cuddle your double (biden approved) barrel shotgun and watch your kindred spirit, ELMER FUDD on TV.
LMAO Nice rebuttal my brother
If the NRA is remotely interested in actually retaining the support of the larger gun community and ending its long history of helping get gun restrictions passed they would clean out the leadership and get fresh voices. But they are about making money. I’ll never forget my first week as a NRA member, I was called every day about donations. I had just donated and joined yet I was being cold called DAILY about sending in more money. I had to tell them to put them on my no-call list immediately. But LePew and Cox have massive salaries that need… Read more »
You hit the nail on the head Aaron. The NRA’s game plan goes something like this, and it’s very obvious: Push fear tactics.. Help to get further gun restrictions passed to further those fears.. Rinse, lather, repeat. Wayne has mastered this. Wayne made roughly $190,000 per year in the mid-1990s and then his salary suddenly jumps to roughly $1 million per year after the hostile, dishonest takeover he staged. In 2015 alone, Wayne was paid over 5 million dollars in salary and retirements benefits. His net worth was last known to be over 10 million. He has seen the writing… Read more »
I’m a former NRA member, but I couldn’t tolerate the hysteria when the Republicans didn’t control Congress and the FAILURE to repeal/repair bad legislation when the Republicans did control Congress. Until the NRA publicly apologizes for supporting bad legislation I’m out.
National Firearms Act of 1934 – NRA supported it.
Gun Control Act of 1968 – NRA supported it.
Firearms Owners Protection Act of 2006 – NRA supported it.
I could go on….
Mike; in my opinion your view is the correct one. In Illinois the Gun Lobby (NRA) wrote the FOID card law. They also closed the so-called gun show loop-hole. Elements of the Illinois Gun lobby helped write the Red Flag law. The Red Flag Laws are “CONFISCATION” Laws. I realize the NRA has done some good but when the tire meets the road the NRA seems to be too willing to compromise. The NRA told Trump that Bump stocks were garbage so Trump banned them. Because of a foundation of past compromise and concession and a lack of building a… Read more »
“Great carry laws in many states”.. yes, at that ancient past point in our history of rights abrogation that led to almost no carry anywhere, that WAS a vast improvement. But you forgot about one of the most effective pathways of the gun grabbers: INCREMENTALISM. We take an inch here, hold on to it, and go grab another over there, which we also hold on to. Never let go of any progress. Where NRA laid ye down to sleep was right there… having gotten SOME small progress in SOME states, continue that fight in EVERY state… until a las abiding… Read more »
So with all the expensive Lobbying and PR fees being paid out by the NRA why has there not been 1 rebuttal to the last Wall Street Journal article of December 2 ??
Where is the financial disclosure statement to be found??
I am unhappy with the NRA for a number of reasons, most recently the debacle with Carry Guard and the bump stock ban, but I think we try to need to keep them, the GOA, FPC, and whoever else working together as a cohesive block for our gun rights. The Collectivists are exceeding adept at their “divide and conquer” techniques with their useful idiots, and I’m certain that they are sitting back and smelling the blood in the water that gun owners are turning away from the NRA. I have contributed a lot of money to the NRA in the… Read more »
GOA all the way. NRA, not today.
As I read these comments, I’m more convinced than ever that there are enemies within. This “pile on” on the NRA with such short sighted complaints begins to follow a pattern. Paid Trolls, hired to stoke the division and focus the arguments is common in political issues that, unfortunately, the 2A has become. You don’t like the NRA, fine, why comment at all, they are not using your money, so you have no standing in the debate of it’s problems. You want to promote GOA or SAF or others, fine, but why do it by tearing down another organization (that… Read more »
Question — Life members and contributors don’t have “standing?” Isn’t that what some of us are complaining about, that the NRA board acts like the membership has no “standing?”
As previous paying members we have the right to speak our minds. Paid trolls are certainly NOT a part of this equation. The NRA has taken a massive, steaming dump on firearm owners all across the nation, more time than I can count. They fold far too easily. We simply want a strong leadership at the top of the NRA that doesn’t fold like a wet paper towel. Honestly, the NRA hasn’t just folded, they’ve recommended many things to government, many times, that are flat-out infringement. If our side is going to lose on a certain piece of legislation, then… Read more »
Blah, blah, blah…. Piss off, both you and the Quisling NRA, the ‘Official Govt Approved Gun Privileges Organization’.
Gun controllers, gun regulators, gun quislings, govt infringement enablers and partners. Just go away, please.
BFYTW
I’ve been an NRA member, off and on, since the late fifties. I’m a member now. It’s the right thing to do.
All the slamming comments and accusations against the NRA, be they true or not, looks a lot like the GOA smells blood like a pack of wolves. Everyone wants to be in control at the top. How about honestly communicating as the GOA member group, your concerns directly to them. Call for a face to face meeting with the top people at the NRA. Does anyone realize if the NRA collapses, the firestorm of anti 2A legislation at ALL levels that will come? How about helping restore the NRA at any cost? Maybe divide and be conquered is coming no… Read more »
I wish it was possible to save the NRA. Sadly I think its cancer has advanced too far. I would be happy to be wrong, and be careful about ” … at any cost ….”
We’re already conquered if nothing changes. NRA = the swamp. Let’s let the big old fat dog in the fight keep the chihuahuas busy while we pump up a few young Jack Russells like GOA, CCRKBA, JPFO, and Adam Kraut. Divide and conquer indeed. Only lets divide the enemy instead of ourselves.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
My dad was an NRA member but never told me why even though he taught me to shoot Benjamin and Crosman CO2 guns at an early age. But now in my 60’s have l begun collecting modern firearms. It’s sad and distressing to me that the NRA has become corrupt and weakened by their capitulations to the Leftist gun control agenda. Marion Hammer, don’t justify those damed six figure salarys to me. A lot of us are or soon will be on fixed incomes. The timing of this all stinks. Right when we need strength in numbers and political clout… Read more »
Hey Marion. Stop peddling lies! You full well know that in the corridors of government, to ‘regulate’ something is in effect to BAN that something. Gun owners everywhere see the NRA for what it is, CONTROLLED OPPOSITION.
STOP Negotiating Rights Away!! YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!
The NRA has done nothing to help in the Chicago war zone
Nor should they. That is the way Chicago want to run their city. ,Let people vote with their feet, wallet, and/or handguns to defend themselves against the carnage there.
Not NRA’s problem, nor should be
I agree…Chicago is probably the best pro gun cause going today…If they want to keep voting Democratic, well then they suffer the consequences..
And this is how we lose our rights! We leave those gun owners fighting in cities, like Chicago, behind, because they are unwilling to move. At some point, there is nowhere to move too, because we all got left behind by our fellow gun owners.
Chinese Immigrant Becomes Second Amendment Advocate in Chicago
https://bearingarms.com/beth-b/2017/02/03/chinese-immigrant-becomes-second-amendment-advocate-in-chicago/
Blah blah hes so great blah his asslicker is great blah blah blah!!! Whiney letspeeintheair has shown he cares more about his salary than the gun laws, I mean more than constitutional law. He is a worthless surrender monkey who caves for the promise of a great photo op and good congressional meal. He and kiss cocks need to go with all his high priced contracts. I will only reup my creds, no more money donated thru midway, other agencies and businesses. NO MORE MONEY FOR THE NRA!!!!! WAYNE GOES OR YOU LOSE MILLIONS IN DONATIONS. WE MUST BE GETTING… Read more »
I agree. Wayne Lapierre has to go. He’s no longer an talking head, and the NRA/Wayne remaining silent after the bump stock ban is very telling. The only thing they’ve done since the ban is to ask for more donations. If they don’t already know by now, they’re doomed. They’ve double-crossed their paying members and sold us out. ALL of the leaders of the NRA have to go, and be replaced with true patriots that would give their own lives to defend the 2nd Amendment. It’s time to put up or shut up. The SAF and the GOA are getting… Read more »
I don’t trust Hammer or the NRA uppers for that matter. I think it’s time to clean house and that’s how I will vote on the next NRA election. I am glad I read all the post on this article as I have now found and have joined the GOA. Thanks Marion for that but that’s all the thanks you’ll get from me.
AMMOLAND, stop being SHILLS FOR THE NRA!
We don’t need paid advertisements for the NRA, we need wall to wall support for GOA, FPC, and all the other non-fudd gun rights groups!! They’re the ones that are fighting for our rights while Negotiating Rights Away sells us down the river so they can work hand-in-hand with RINO politicians who don’t have our best interests in mind!
NRA, YOUR BETRAYAL OF GUN OWNERS WILL BE YOUR DOWNFALL, THE NRA WILL BE HUNG OUT TO DRY FOR BEING THE GUN-RIGHTS TRAITORS THAT THEY ARE!! NO MORE FUDDS!!