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An ancillary point: NRA members can opt out of the mailing. I did for years. I suggest you don't, since your member ID is printed on the label, and that is handy at times when your card is lost. :o)
I had the opportunity to sit down and speak to my representative on the NRA Board. Currently the NRA spends approximately sixty percent of its treasure chest on education and other types of outreach, and the balance on legislative efforts. Do we really want that to change? While we are encumbered with state-mandated tests of fitness, I prefer the NRA be the largest supplier of instruction, rather than the ignorant dingbats who saddle us with restrictions reflecting their uninformed opinions of "gun safety". (Think of the ratio of state flunkies who discover just-went-off-guns, as opposed to NRA instructors in your area.)
I apologize in advance since I am uninvited, but I will take a stab at the answer:
Because the NRA's opinion reflects that of its members.
Dec 7, 2008, 10:27:00 PM
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