How many NRA Life Members ? - Page 2

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Posted: 8/14/2001 9:26:25 AM EDT

[#1]

Wife and I are both life members of the NRA. I joined in 1963 and became a life member in 1972. My wife has just finished making her last payment on her life membership. I have up graded my membership once to the next level.

Posted: 8/14/2001 9:28:41 AM EDT

[#2]

Life Member, and had also purchased a Life Membership for my ex-wife.

Semper Fi!

Ken Little

Posted: 8/14/2001 9:31:55 AM EDT

[#3]

Life member since Heston took over. I realized I could not stick my head in the sand.

Posted: 8/14/2001 9:32:57 AM EDT

[#4]

I'm a Life Member (upgraded in 1994 after returning from the U.S. Peace Corps)my kids Jack(3.5) and Teagan(8months) are Life Members. My wife is a regular member as well as my dad (a WWII B-24 tailgunner)

Posted: 8/14/2001 10:12:31 AM EDT

[#5]

Life member and monthly contributor to ILA.
(hey Mak, my dad was a B24 gunner too. Did 10 months in a POW camp after being shot down over Austria.)

MG

Posted: 8/14/2001 10:26:21 AM EDT

[#6]

Since '83.
Annual since '78.

Norm

Posted: 8/14/2001 10:47:13 AM EDT

[#7]

I am a life member since [b] July 25, 2001 [/b]!

My wife and I are both Certified Instructors.

Posted: 8/14/2001 12:45:32 PM EDT

[#8]

Life+ for me. The official paperwork says Endowment, but the NRA website says the next step is Benefactor. Not really interested in the level, just donating to the cause.

After Benefactor, another way of donating will be to dress in NRA only cloths. Problem is they don't sell pants, so I plan to make a "kilt" out of a Polo shirt. Then they don't sell socks or underwear, so again a few more polo shirts to make these items. Don't know what to do about shoes.

Posted: 8/14/2001 1:09:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Life member here. I did the Easy Pay Life I have $100. left to pay.

They now have something called a Liberty Membership I think. I stopped at the NRA table at the last gun show I was at. I heard the guy telling someone about it. It's $10./yr You get the member card and benifits but no magazine. At $10./yr there is no reason any soul who ownes a gun should not be a member.

Posted: 8/14/2001 1:22:21 PM EDT

[#10]

Joined in '79 or '80. Upgraded to Life 5-6 yrs ago. And this spring upgraded to Endowment member.

Posted: 8/14/2001 1:41:05 PM EDT

[#11]

Member since 1978. Life member since 1998.

Posted: 8/14/2001 1:41:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Life NRA, certified instructor.
Annual NMLRA, IDPA, and three gun clubs.

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I was a certified instructor for the "California Department of Fisheries and Wildlife" back in the early 70's. Taught "Hunter Safety Courses" which was required before one could purchase a hunting license. Think most states require this now ?

Posted: 8/14/2001 1:42:46 PM EDT

[#13]

Been a Life Member since '92.

Posted: 8/14/2001 3:34:46 PM EDT

[#14]

I was a member until I finally realized, they never endorse Libertarians. Kind of strange, since the Libertarian gun platform is most closely aligned with the NRA goals.

Made me think that the NRA leadership were only interested in furthering their political goals and not in the preservation of the 2nd.

I joined the Gun Owners of America instead. They don't wimp out and apologize to the ATF after calling them jack booted thugs.

Posted: 8/14/2001 4:17:17 PM EDT

[#15]

Member since 71...
Life Member since 89

Posted: 8/14/2001 5:33:49 PM EDT

[#16]

Annual for two years, 5 year term, then life in 1989.
Life TSRA also since 1990.

Give two's and fews to most of the others as well.

I just wish the NRA was as effective in its effect on national legislation as the Texas State Rifle Assoc. is here in Texas. We would be in a whole lot better shape for sure.

Posted: 8/14/2001 6:10:38 PM EDT

[#17]

Life member since 1960, plus or minus a couple of years. CRS has set in and I now need a 20x scope where a 4x used to be fine.

Posted: 8/14/2001 7:08:17 PM EDT

[#18]

Add me to the tally!!

Posted: 8/15/2001 5:13:05 PM EDT

[#19]

Lifer about 20 years, annual for a lot of years before that.
Like many, I don't always agree with their stance and actions, but often they are the only game in town.

Posted: 8/19/2001 8:15:05 PM EDT

[#20]

Life member since 1994 when my Dad signed me up

Posted: 8/19/2001 8:25:20 PM EDT

[#21]

Member since 1976 life member in 2000 paid $385.00 It was one of these life membership deals that you had to pay in one lump sum,no payment plan,I got a cap,knife and pin.
Also a Life member in GOA.

Posted: 8/19/2001 8:26:04 PM EDT

[#22]

Been a lifer since 1992.

Posted: 8/19/2001 8:34:22 PM EDT

[#23]

another lifer here. most of my friends and my fellow LEOs in this area are members, several are life members.

Posted: 8/19/2001 8:56:04 PM EDT

[#24]

Somewhere in the middle of paying for my NRA life membership via the plan.....

Looking into GOA next...

[8D]
WWoodworth

Posted: 8/19/2001 9:02:46 PM EDT

[#25]

I am one of the "lost paperwork" casualties of a couple of years ago.
Talked with a guy from NRA HQ at the Washington Arms Collectors/NRA show recently and he told me to call a #, mention that we talked and send in some paperwork to have my Life Membership status renewed and restored.
That is this weeks project.
I'm looking forward to getting this Life Membership status taken care of.
Proud to be the NRA!

Posted: 8/19/2001 9:41:05 PM EDT

[#26]

Life member since 1991 (the year that the EVIL NJ "Assault Weapon" Ban took effect).

Wife a lifetime member since we got married in 1995.

(we're also GOA and JFPO members)

Posted: 8/21/2001 1:07:05 PM EDT

[#27]

Life member since the early 90's. Signed up the day I bought my first weapon. (Colt AR-15 Sporter for $550. Oh, for the good ol' days! [>(] )

As for the kids - Junior members since they were four days old (the oldest) and thirteen hours old (the youngest).

[^]

- USNA 91

Posted: 8/21/2001 2:23:03 PM EDT

[#28]

NRA Life Member
Dallas Safari Club Life Member
Dallas Gun Club Member
TSRA Member
SCI Member
The usual number of local gun clubs and ranges.

I gotta getta life sometime.

Posted: 8/21/2001 4:59:52 PM EDT

[#29]

Endowment Member, Life Since 1995.

Posted: 8/21/2001 5:47:09 PM EDT

[#30]

Life Member about 20 years. I try to recruit new members by offering to pay the first $10 of their dues.

Fred

Posted: 8/21/2001 11:18:10 PM EDT

[#31]

Life Member, signed two other life members this year. It's amazing the excuses people come up with not to join. Thats O.K. I have responses to every excuse i've heard so far.

NRA
LEAA
CCRKBA
GOA
GOAC
2nd Ammendment Foundation
JPFO (see, they even accept us goyem!)[:D]

Posted: 8/21/2001 11:48:39 PM EDT

[#32]

I went for the Golden Eagle deal, which has dues of $200 a year. I figured that gives the guys a steady stream of money.

Posted: 8/21/2001 11:51:52 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
I was a member until I finally realized, they never endorse Libertarians. Kind of strange, since the Libertarian gun platform is most closely aligned with the NRA goals.

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I used to be an Endowment member of the NRA until I saw that they would rather endorse an anti-gun incumbent over a pro-gun challenger, just to try to curry favor with the likely winner. (This was Roscoe Bartlett's (R-MD) first race in 1992; NRA endorsed his pro-Brady pro-AW-Ban incumbent-Democrat opponent instead.)

Same sort of crap went on in 1994, for Henry Hyde's (R-IL) re-election campaign AFTER he sold us out on both Brady and the AW Ban, except in that case it was NRA/ISRA "losing" the survey form from his Libertarian challenger.

The NRA isn't getting another dime from me. It goes to groups like GOA and the Libertarians who actually want to restore our freedoms, not just more-or-less hold the line on the status quo, helping to rewrite new laws so that they are "less bad" -- or royally screwing them up, like the computer-database "instant check" that they pushed despite my screaming at them that it amounted to registration since the database could easily log each and every check. . . .

Posted: 8/22/2001 12:21:01 AM EDT

[#34]

Chalk up one more. Been one since i was 18... Oh wait i still am 18!

Posted: 8/23/2001 3:51:03 AM EDT

[#35]

yes

Posted: 8/23/2001 4:07:25 AM EDT

[#36]

Life member NRA and GOA.

Posted: 8/23/2001 2:16:22 PM EDT

[#37]

Member since 1970
Life Member since 1992 (Clinton pushed me over the edge!)
Two sons both Life Members

Posted: 8/23/2001 3:09:36 PM EDT

[#38]

Life Member since 83. Still give every year to the ILA or PVF.

Posted: 8/23/2001 4:00:16 PM EDT

[#39]

First joined in '68 so I'd have something to read while serving across the lake. Became a life member in mid 80's and upgraded to Endowment last year. Also life member of CRPA. GOA is next when the money comes in.

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