Mark, I'm sort of glad to hear you say these things.
I hadn't bothered to voice my discontent concerning the NRA, because I assumed that being an NRA-Platinum club and all .... that folks would be hyper sensitive about it.
I think the NRA spends more mailing me solicitations than I give them in annual dues. Which makes me feel like sending them money is a waste.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that they sold my name all over the place.
NRA helped (on thier own terms) in the previous run-up to PPA.
I don't know what they did this last time around, 'cause I didn't get involved.
Jim Fendry has told me, while standing at less than arm's length, with a straight face that the NRA is ready to back a good CCW case all the way to WSC.
I told him that I could deliver a dozen cases tomorrow. What would you like? Men? Women? How old? What setting? Weapon preference?
He said that it couldn't be THAT WAY, and infered that WGO and the NRA could not be involved in orchestrating a case, but would surely swoop in to back a good/genuine case.
Fendry works pretty tirelessly.
When he says he'll send me something, it shows up.
When he tells me something, he backs it up.
In no way is this meant as a dig on Fendry, but I don't fucking believe it.
I get the feeling that the NRA is keeping an out available and will be a no-show with the excuse that something about the case isn't just right, so they can't affiliate with it.
They don't really act like they're lurking around waiting to leverage our position for us.
As mentioned in another thread here, WI has precedent-setting cases going to court with public defenders.
Where is your NRA now?
They filed a brief in Fisher.
Anybody with a demonstrable interest in the case can file a brief.
RCLRC can file a brief.
It's pretty much a no-show hand-waving cameo appearance, as opposed to the cavalry riding in and making you feel like someone's on your side.
I really get the feeling that they aren't interested in a judicial fight.
They'll just run in at the end for the celebration if you make it without them.
I could be wrong, the jury is still out.
If we do get a case that looks important CCW-wise, and the NRA sits on their thumbs, then they can fuck right off as far as I'm concerned.
I'll still hold my nose and do the annual postage-pre-pay on my recycling material so that I can retain usage of the club, but it'll be under duress.
With all of that, I'm sorry that they're so stupid that they'd distance themselves from Ted, but I don't really give a fuck what they do at their convention.
I'm mildly interested to see what goes on there, but I fear that patronizing anything will only bring more mail.