HALODIN wrote:Interestingly I would have joined the NRA on Sunday if only I could have found their stall at the shooting show...
ColinR wrote:Maybe if there was a little less bleating about the NRA and a bit more support from shooters across the country then probably they would have sufficient revenue to do many of the things suggested - better national coverage, subsidised fees for new members etc. At the end of the day the NRA is a business that needs income to grow and prosper. If shooters don't join and offer their financial support in membership fees then the NRA have to find different ways to financially support their aims and loyal members. We need a strong NRA to represent our sport and that will best be accomplished by having more members. For all else said about Mr Mercer there have been some very worthwhile changes during his tenure and for that I believe he and the NRA deserves better support for their present and future plans than much of that expressed here. At the end of the day this is our national organisation and our best hope of getting shooting supported at both a recreational and political level, but they need the money to do it and that can only come from a strong membership base......or by realistic charging of services at commercial rates.
What, seriously? The NRA were not at the Shooting Show?
Also, I feel that I should mention, I'm not anti-give the NRA money, I never have been. I pay my membership fee and don't begrudge that. Never have. It's a membership fee after all. Are the NRA in possession of a pretty damn decent shooting facility? Yes. Do they deserve support? Yes, but it cuts both ways. What I take issue with is asking a new probationer to fork out £500.00 up front before they even start the process of joining.
I can't flop a Grand on the table to get my fiancée and brother to join up. Can you?
I don't begrudge paying two membership fees for them, or even a seasonable "joining fee" but I cannot believe the NRA can happily sit there and ask for a Grand from me. If people think that's okay, cool, you've got more disposable income that me and most people I know.