That's a perfectly valid viewpoint and I agree with it. I'm a lifer in multiple other groups.go support other groups that will not waiver on our 2nd amendment.
But I still see value in the NRA. It's perceived as the political big stick and in politics perception is incredibly important. Even if they're stabbing us in the back, just the existence of the NRA helps stem the tide of anti-gun legislation that would otherwise bury us. Why? Because politicians are afraid of them.
On that basis alone, the NRA still has value.
Because I accept that the NRA has value, I will try to improve it by voting for BoD members who hold views closer to my own.
If other people choose to abandon the NRA completely, by all means do so. That's a valid course of action. However, if you do, please do us all the favor of writing them and letting them know why you're leaving.
I see two strategies for making the NRA better:
- Leave the NRA,
- let them know why
- hope they become so afraid of dwindling membership they start hewing closer to 2A principles, or
- Stay in the NRA and try to make it better.
Thank you for your thoughts.