Fair play. Reputations do, however, take a time to change. And as someone who wasn't even alive when 1987 occurred, I feel a bit bitter.techguy wrote:The NRA is a very different organisation now to how it was back in the 80's and 90's, (and even more recently than that)it was almost entirely centred about target rifle. This is no longer the case.
If they are only bothered about Bisley, then why is national access to ranges, and the recent hire of a national shooting manager (not based at Bisley!) in their aims for the next few years?
Change the record, churning out the same old complaints against the NRA doesn't achieve anything.
I'm not saying they're perfect, but their last couple of years have shown promise.
Anyway. Regardless of what you think of any of our shooting organisations, it comes down to the individual to protect our sport too. Write to your MP. Contact the shooting organisations, get more people into shooting to do the same thing. Nobody is going to do it for you, you have to stand up and be counted.
And to be positive, I have to say I have received some somewhat positive responses from my MP, which is amazing seeing he's a government minister. I plan to write a few more letters this month.