$300 Life Membership to the NRA deal

[Beebee]

Now a lifetime member.

[Johnny_Cyclone]

Upped my usual annual membership to life.

Thanks,

[PB234]

bump for an important cause

[Roundnoser]

Going to increase my 5 year membership to a Lifetime tomorrow! Thanks for posting the info.

[tbj555]

I'm am also calling tomorrow to upgrade to lifetime member. Thanks for the heads up!

[weakhand luke]

Wish I had the money now. I just renewed for 5 years for $100 back in November!! What luck, maybe I can get my tax return in before the deadline date. Or hope they extend it till end of February, my son and I both would probably update our memberships!! Thanks for posting.

It's likely that they will give you credit for the time you have accrued. You may only have to pay around $200 with your $100 credit. Maybe. Worth a call.

[Miata Mike]

I called the NRA membership number over a week ago looking to become a Life member for $300 and was told I had to be "gifted" a life membership from another life member. Looks like I talked to the wrong person.

You don't need a sponsor for this deal, and you can use it to join up or as a renewal. But, it is only for a short time from what I understand.

[white eagle]

re-upped my status in this organization
thanks for the intell

[txnative1951]

why should i have to pay your share of the bill to protect OUR freedom.

Obviously, you are not aware of the fact that the NRA is responsible for a lot of the anti-2nd-Amendment laws that we have now. The NRA was not always a friend of the 2nd Amendment.

[John Wayne]

Laws that target criminal like the law that sentences 10 years for using a firearm in a crime, yes the NRA supported that. They are the ONLY effective lobbying entity we have in Washington. Without a doubt, we would not have any firearms by now without the longterm efforts of the NRA. We are very close to the brink. We are facing lead bans, bullet marking proposals, ammo taxes and background checks that 99% of us won't pass by design. It is urgent to help... now.

[VintageRifle]

Got my life membership 2 days ago. Had been an EPL member for awhile but had to drop down to annual. Glad I am lifetime now.

Thanks for the deal information.

[toolz568]

That was easy, I just called just call 1-888-678-7894 and it is done. Hopefully my son will jump on this.

Thanks for the info.

[txnative1951]

Laws that target criminal like the law that sentences 10 years for using a firearm in a crime, yes the NRA supported that. They are the ONLY effective lobbying entity we have in Washington. Without a doubt, we would not have any firearms by now without the longterm efforts of the NRA. We are very close to the brink. We are facing lead bans, bullet marking proposals, ammo taxes and background checks that 99% of us won't pass by design. It is urgent to help... now.

They did a lot worse than that...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...of-guns/308608

[Ed in North Texas]

Obviously, you are not aware of the fact that the NRA is responsible for a lot of the anti-2nd-Amendment laws that we have now. The NRA was not always a friend of the 2nd Amendment.

Don't be a "drive by", give us chapter and verse of exactly which laws the NRA prompted Congress to pass, what years, what the trade-offs might have been, etc.

Ed

[Ed in North Texas]

They did a lot worse than that...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...of-guns/308608

Ah, history from the Far Left. And the Atlantic is well out on the Left politically. The magazine would have us believe that the Black Panthers* were the true supporters of the 2d Amendment while Reagan, the NRA, et al just were a bunch of racists who wanted to keep the Black Man down. Well, you can believe it if you want to.

And I'm not saying I think Wayne LaPierre is great, etc. GOA, JPFO et al are great organizations, but if they were all we had to rely on we might as well turn in our semi-autos now.

Ed

* BTW, have you ever read what David Horowitz had to say about the Panthers. When he was Editor of Ramparts Magazine (Far, Far Left), he supported the Panthers (by action and financially IIRC). Horowitz admits to having been a "Red Diaper Baby" (i.e. his parents were committed Communists and he was raised as a Communist). He has stated he knows the Panther leadership engaged in murder. This was the original Panthers, not the NBPP of today. Is that the kind of support for the 2d Amendment the Atlantic prefers?

One last Edit - Nothing I have to say in defense of the NRA applies to the leadership prior to the "Cinncinnati Revolt" in '77. The NRA in the 60s and early 70s was mostly for and about target shooters. The leadership didn't worry about the Gun Control Act of '68 and didn't oppose Senator Dodd D-CT (the father) in pressing his version of gun control. That was the start of the revolt.

[txnative1951]

Ah, history from the Far Left. And the Atlantic is well out on the Left politically. The magazine would have us believe that the Black Panthers* were the true supporters of the 2d Amendment while Reagan, the NRA, et al just were a bunch of racists who wanted to keep the Black Man down. Well, you can believe it if you want to.

And I'm not saying I think Wayne LaPierre is great, etc. GOA, JPFO et al are great organizations, but if they were all we had to rely on we might as well turn in our semi-autos now.

Ed

* BTW, have you ever read what David Horowitz had to say about the Panthers. When he was Editor of Ramparts Magazine (Far, Far Left), he supported the Panthers (by action and financially IIRC). Horowitz admits to having been a "Red Diaper Baby" (i.e. his parents were committed Communists and he was raised as a Communist). He has stated he knows the Panther leadership engaged in murder. This was the original Panthers, not the NBPP of today. Is that the kind of support for the 2d Amendment the Atlantic prefers?

I've read the same thing, but in bits and pieces, elsewhere. This article put it all together though in one place. I believe that the Black Panthers were definitely a subversive socialist organization, but the NRA's actions at that time are definitely not commendable.

[Ed in North Texas]

I've read the same thing, but in bits and pieces, elsewhere. This article put it all together though in one place. I believe that the Black Panthers were definitely a subversive socialist organization, but the NRA's actions at that time are definitely not commendable.

Sorry, I just got done with a last edit after I realized I hadn't explained that the pre-77 NRA did virtually nothing politically to defend the 2d, or the Constitution generally. Which is kind of ironic. When I first became a member in the late 50s, you had to be recommended by a member and had to sign a statement that you would support the Constitution, etc. I was out of the country for much of the 60s, so wasn't exactly engaged politically (supporting Barry in '64 from Germany didn't do him a lot of good!).

Ed

[yobohadi]

That was 40 years ago... Since then the NRA has changed (just like Ruger has changed since Bill Ruger died) and as a Life member you have a voting voice of who is on the NRA board now. So help get rid of the Joaquin Jackson's on the board and help to vote in people that won't negotiate our 2nd amendment right away. Also you need to contact the NRA and voice your opinion of where the NRA should be heading and not assume they will make all the right decisions without you.

Otherwise, complain about the junk mail, or how one board member said something you didn't agree with, or whatever excuse you can think of not to join and the rest of us will just keep paying and fighting for you to keep your guns.

[CWME]

Do we know if this number is "real" so to speak. The # posted here is different than the # posted on the NRA's website for membership renewals etc.

[Sniper Doc]

CWME - I was just about as skeptical as they come with this "deal" that's too good to be true. Google and I have spent quite a bit of time today researching the issue for both this year as well as in past years. Two things put my skepticism at ease: 1) posts in other gun forums of members detailing their experiences with previous years' versions of the "deal" that spoke of later receiving their life membership certificates, decals, pins, etc several weeks after making the call, and 2) there is so much chatter right now on other sites just like ours about scores of members taking the plunge that if this is a farce, man do we stand to make a killing with class-action suit against the perpetrators!
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