USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- If not for the NRA firearms would have been banned in the 1990’s. We all recognize the NRA is more than a political functionary, you help build our ranges, teach our children and manage our competition.
You are a $300,000,000 plus organization that simply cannot be replaced.
So I’ve waited to write this letter, having seen the good the NRA does it was and is important to gather all the information before voicing my opinion.
So here it is:
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!
Just a few observations:
- Board members should NOT profit from a business dealing with the NRA. (No special deals)
- You’re too close to your vendors. When that happens, and there are no checks and balance, you end up overpaying for your services.
- I don’t care if you have some hot NRA intern that you’re keeping on the side but don’t like us to pay for her apartment.
- Remember it’s NOT YOUR MONEY! It’s your members’ money.
- Drop all the inter-family lawsuits and arbitrate your disputes. Stop wasting money.
So why should you listen to me?
I speak for the 100,000 NRA members that do the heavy lifting. We are your NRA instructors; we work with the FNRA to raise money for your charity. We teach your Women on Target classes and so on.
I speak for the boots on the ground and volunteers that make the NRA what it is.
Wayne, you’re losing us. So I’ll say it again, clean up your act.
While you’re at it refocus your attention to the 2nd Amendment. The documentary on San Francisco and the homeless was an excellent piece. But honestly, what has it got to do with the 2nd Amendment? We see this as wasted resources and loss of focus.
Sir, you and the NRA have done more to protect our rights and the constitution than any other group. We need the NRA – don’t screw it up.
Thank you for your time.
Don McDougall
About Don McDougall
Don McDougall is an NRA instructor and member of the Los Padres “Friends of the NRA” committee. If he’s not at the range, you will find him setting the record straight with on gun issues and gun safety on AmmoLand Shooting Sports News.
NEVER have I seen a more self destructive group than the members of the NRA. You are giving the left EXACTLY what they want to destroy the greatest opponent to destroying our 2nd Amendment Rights… PLEASE, please stand with the NRA! We must stand together or hang separately (I believe I heard that somewhere else)… I know Wayne LaPierre personally. Not well, but well enough to know that he is a singular minded patriot standing for our rights. Without what he and his team have done over the last decades our freedoms would already be lost. Greater transparency….great. Review of… Read more »
I got tired of all the phone calls trying to guilt me into giving additional money. I had been a member for many years but no more. I am on a fixed income and my membership and giving a little extra when I could afford it was apparently not enough.
Mr. La Pierre made more money in one year than I made in 42 years. I’m a Life Member that will not send one nickel to the NRA, EVER!
I was an NRA Life Member for over 45 years and resigned my membership several years ago much like President George H. W. Bush did. The NRA does do good work in instructing firearms use and is a watchdog when it comes to protecting the 2nd Amendment.
BUT…over the last decade the organization has metamorphosed into an extreme right-wing animal unable to discuss reasonable methods of keeping our guns out of the hands of those who shouldn’t have them.
Just my 2 cents.
Great post!!! Only by being vigilant will We overcome politics.
The NRA is acting like the democrats
YES
I knew a guy that got a much better job and a lot more money. He proceeded to spend money hand over fist. After a short while everybody started calling him Elvis. He didn’t care and just kept on while the job lasted. I didn’t even know who Wayne LaPierre was at the time but the these two track each other. The guy I knew spent more time spending money than he did doing his job so the job ended. It would be beneficial to members if these two continued to parallel their direction.
Frankly, The notion the N.R.A. is still a “grass roots” organization is a myth, and has been for a very, very long time. And, yes, the problem is, and has been Mr. Wayne. HIs ego, and his need for absolute control has turned the organization into his little kingdom. Mr. Wayne. and his boys rule with an iron glove. It’s his way, or the highway. Anyone who comes in with any notion of reform, is quickly out on his ass. The question of bringing in an outside auditor to review what’s happened in a fair, unbiased way has been brought… Read more »
If LaPierre really cared about the organization he would resign. He’s made enough money off us to live life comfortably. And no special sweetheart speaking deals. Just fall on his sword for the good of what he says he believes in. I like what this guy says and agree with almost all of it. I’m an instructor with 7 ratings and have been for over 25 years.