Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! - The Firearms Forum

ProactiveShooters · 10-21-2008, 04:10 PM

As a fellow gun owner, I am nervous about where we may be headed politically. We need a voice in Washington and that's why I'm going to ask all of you to join the NRA.

I am an Official NRA Recruiter and would like to offer a discounted Annual Membership to each of you.
Just click on the link http://membership.nrahq.org/default....ignid=XP019625

You can get a one year membership at the discounted rate of $25.00 instead of the normal $35.00.

Besides being a member and recruiter, I am also a firearms instructor, and former law enforcement officer.

These basic membership benefits are automatically included with your NRA Annual Membership or Life Membership, along with special members-only discounts and services.

An official NRA Membership ID card - showing your Membership ID number and expiration date or Life Member status. You should carry this card with you at all times to receive discounts and other benefits of membership.

With all regular memberships, you will get a choice of subscription to American Rifleman, American Hunter, or America's 1st Freedom, These publications will keep you up to date on second amendment issues as well as things going on in the firearms world. In my mind, just the magazine alone is worth the cost of membership.

Annual members receive $5,000 of Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at NO COST to you. The plan covers accidents at, or to and from, an NRA event; and accidents that occur during the use of firearms or hunting equipment while hunting. Insurance must be activated at time of renewal. (Does not include Junior membersip.)

Life members receive $10,000 of Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at NO COST to you. The plan covers accidents at, or to and from, an NRA event; and accidents that occur during the use of firearms or hunting equipment while hunting. Insurance must be activated at time of upgrade to Life member status

Law Enforcement Officers, that are NRA members, killed in the line of duty will have $25,000 in coverage.

$1,000 of ArmsCare coverage with your NRA membership. This plan covers insured firearms, air guns, bows and arrows against theft, accidental loss, and damage.

New and Enhanced insurance coverages through the NRA Endorsed Insurance Programs. You can enroll on-line for Life, Health and Accident and Individual Property and Liability insurance or call. New Commercial Property Liability Insurance Program for NRA Affiliated Clubs and Business Alliance Members,

The most important benefit of NRA membership, however, is the defense of your Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. NRA-ILA tracks the issues and alerts members about legislation involving firearms and hunting at the federal, state and local levels of government. Successful legislative action begins with you -- the individual member.

Haligan · 10-21-2008, 04:12 PM

Proud Member here. I donate whenever I can, I leave 1st Freedom everywhere I go. Good luck on your membership drive.

Terry_P · 10-21-2008, 05:03 PM

Life member for 15 years. I think it is really important to vote in this election. If we get a liberal president with a liberal congress that has a filibuster proof senate then our only option may be to toss the tea to preserve our rights. Your vote for congress may be more important than your vote for president.

Marlin T · 10-21-2008, 05:09 PM

I’ll give during election years for commercials and what not, but for the rest of the years I’ll give my money to an organization that isn’t willing to negotiate our rights away like the NRA has a history of doing. Like the GOA

artabr · 10-21-2008, 06:12 PM

This is just one of the reasons why I'm a proud life member.
This one was close to home. The NRA was on top of it like stink on %^&*.
4 + million members makes for a loud voice.

Art

Marlin · 10-21-2008, 06:37 PM

I'm afraid I agree with Marlin T. NRA has given away, in chips and more chips, many of our pure rights when measured by the Second Amendment.

I am a Life Member, for 35+ years, and have many times been unhappy. I believe GOA has protected our rights more thoroughly, but still stick with NRA as they have numbers and, when they do decide to fight WITHOUT giving something away in a compromise, they do help. The problem is that one never knows what has been given away when they compromise just to get a positive vote.....

armedandsafe · 10-21-2008, 07:37 PM

NRA life
SAF
CCRKBA

Pops

pickenup · 10-21-2008, 07:51 PM

Anyone taking bets if Mr. ProactiveShooters will have a second post here?

ProactiveShooters · 10-21-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickenup

Anyone taking bets if Mr. ProactiveShooters will have a second post here?

I think that he might.....

That's not a very welcoming comment from a moderator.

armedandsafe · 10-21-2008, 10:08 PM

It might be the most welcoming remark from a mmoderator, but it stems from experience. we get so many spammers who purport to be somebody / something we might be interested in that we get a little jaded.

We examined the bona-fides of the link you posted and decided to let things ride for a bit. One of the requirements for us to take you seriously is whether you take an active interest in helping us in the upcoming battles.

Yes, you will notice that there is much banter and non-firearms stuff going on in this forum. This is normal among friends and family. However, if you scratch the surface, you will find that the great majority of us are die-hard gunners and work hard at overseeing the Constitution for the United States of America.

Welcome to the community, Proactive. Join in and help us help you.

Pops

ProactiveShooters · 10-21-2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

It might be the most welcoming remark from a mmoderator, but it stems from experience. we get so many spammers who purport to be somebody / something we might be interested in that we get a little jaded.

We examined the bona-fides of the link you posted and decided to let things ride for a bit. One of the requirements for us to take you seriously is whether you take an active interest in helping us in the upcoming battles.

Yes, you will notice that there is much banter and non-firearms stuff going on in this forum. This is normal among friends and family. However, if you scratch the surface, you will find that the great majority of us are die-hard gunners and work hard at overseeing the Constitution for the United States of America.

Welcome to the community, Proactive. Join in and help us help you.

Pops

Thank you armed. That's a little more friendly.

In my business, I belong to alot of gun forums. Most of them are local to me and my business and they usually draw my attention away from other things. As you can see, I didnt join here today and then decide to spam anything. I actually just found this link again buried in my favorites. I must have joined and misplaced the link and never checked in again.

This political mess has been on my mind today, hence my post. Hopefully I'm not viewed as a spammer. I do have other things to contribute.....and lookie, I'm up to 3 posts now!

gdmoody · 10-21-2008, 11:26 PM

Endowment member for several years.

pickenup · 10-21-2008, 11:54 PM

Well, I'll be. You came back.

Since you did, I'll offer you a.....welcome to The Firearms Forum.

As Pops alluded to, you would not be the first to drop a bomb of some sort, then never post again.

My post is designed to bring some kind of retort from the original poster, should they return. None of the other comments on this thread got your attention (at least not enough for you to address them) so I will surmise that my method worked.

Now, as to the NRA...........no, I won't go there........yet.

ProactiveShooters · 10-21-2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickenup

Well, I'll be. You came back.

Since you did, I'll offer you a.....welcome to The Firearms Forum.

As Pops alluded to, you would not be the first to drop a bomb of some sort, then never post again.

My post is designed to bring some kind of retort from the original poster, should they return. None of the other comments on this thread got your attention (at least not enough for you to address them) so I will surmise that my method worked.

Now, as to the NRA...........no, I won't go there........yet.

I didnt see any other comments in the thread that warranted a reply on my part.

At least the bomb that I dropped was gun related. I ain't selling Avon products

Thanks for the welcome

Crpdeth · 10-22-2008, 08:45 AM

Welcome to the forum....

Yeah, keep all that girlie Avon stuff out of here.

Crpdeth

ProactiveShooters · 10-22-2008, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crpdeth

Welcome to the forum....

Yeah, keep all that girlie Avon stuff out of here.

Crpdeth

Thank you C

Xaiver56 · 10-22-2008, 09:19 AM

Welcome aboard Proactive Shooters

right winger · 10-22-2008, 09:45 AM

My wife and I are proud members. We proudly tell everyone sbout the N.R.A.
and advise them to join.

Marlin · 10-22-2008, 09:59 AM

Glad to have you back at TFF, Proactive.

What have you been up to since 11 December ?

You will, as you become more active, find us a rather congenial group with a great deal of diverse knowledge of firearms, the Second Amendment and strong family atmosphere.

We hope you will be an active part of the family.

Life NRA
GOA
SAF
CCRKBA

Pistolenschutze · 10-22-2008, 10:05 AM

Glad to have you with us, Proactive. We tend to be a pretty skeptical bunch around here, so when someone drops a "bomb" like your first post, we have to wonder whether or not it's legit or some kind of scam. As you well know, there are a lot of Internet scams out there these days. Nonetheless, welcome to the forums. I look forward to seeing your participation in the discussions.

SaddleSarge · 10-22-2008, 10:25 AM

Welcome Proactive from a lifer.... so is my boy.

ProactiveShooters · 10-22-2008, 10:27 AM

Thank you for the welcomes.

I think that back in December I joined, bookmarked the site, and it got lost in my long list of favorites. I didnt do a good job of putting links in folders.

I'm here now and would love to participate.

armedandsafe · 10-22-2008, 11:50 AM

It is good to see you on line and spending your $0.02 with us. I think you will find us a little more laid back in forum attitude, compared to most gun fora. We discuss just about anything, from which formula black powder makes the prettiest smoke to how many swine 358 can run out of the county in one hour.

Join in and get frayed with the rest of us.

Oh, yeah, first time posters get to buy a round in the Saloon.

Pops

Vladimir · 10-22-2008, 12:57 PM

$25 is like 20 cups of coffee at Wendy's, or 12 meals off the dollar menu.

I've got some NRA award though, I'm a Sharpshooter or Expert or something. Got it in Boy Scouts, have it somewhere around here

.

ProactiveShooters · 10-22-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

Oh, yeah, first time posters get to buy a round in the Saloon.

Pops

Well, I'm carrying right now, so it'll have to be club sodas for the lot of ya.

10-21-2008, 04:10 PM	#1
ProactiveShooters Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 9	Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! As a fellow gun owner, I am nervous about where we may be headed politically. We need a voice in Washington and that's why I'm going to ask all of you to join the NRA. I am an Official NRA Recruiter and would like to offer a discounted Annual Membership to each of you. Just click on the link http://membership.nrahq.org/default....ignid=XP019625 You can get a one year membership at the discounted rate of $25.00 instead of the normal $35.00. Besides being a member and recruiter, I am also a firearms instructor, and former law enforcement officer. These basic membership benefits are automatically included with your NRA Annual Membership or Life Membership, along with special members-only discounts and services. An official NRA Membership ID card - showing your Membership ID number and expiration date or Life Member status. You should carry this card with you at all times to receive discounts and other benefits of membership. With all regular memberships, you will get a choice of subscription to American Rifleman, American Hunter, or America's 1st Freedom, These publications will keep you up to date on second amendment issues as well as things going on in the firearms world. In my mind, just the magazine alone is worth the cost of membership. Annual members receive $5,000 of Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at NO COST to you. The plan covers accidents at, or to and from, an NRA event; and accidents that occur during the use of firearms or hunting equipment while hunting. Insurance must be activated at time of renewal. (Does not include Junior membersip.) Life members receive $10,000 of Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at NO COST to you. The plan covers accidents at, or to and from, an NRA event; and accidents that occur during the use of firearms or hunting equipment while hunting. Insurance must be activated at time of upgrade to Life member status Law Enforcement Officers, that are NRA members, killed in the line of duty will have $25,000 in coverage. $1,000 of ArmsCare coverage with your NRA membership. This plan covers insured firearms, air guns, bows and arrows against theft, accidental loss, and damage. New and Enhanced insurance coverages through the NRA Endorsed Insurance Programs. You can enroll on-line for Life, Health and Accident and Individual Property and Liability insurance or call. New Commercial Property Liability Insurance Program for NRA Affiliated Clubs and Business Alliance Members, The most important benefit of NRA membership, however, is the defense of your Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. NRA-ILA tracks the issues and alerts members about legislation involving firearms and hunting at the federal, state and local levels of government. Successful legislative action begins with you -- the individual member. -->

10-21-2008, 04:12 PM	#2
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Proud Member here. I donate whenever I can, I leave 1st Freedom everywhere I go. Good luck on your membership drive. __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

10-21-2008, 05:03 PM	#3
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Life member for 15 years. I think it is really important to vote in this election. If we get a liberal president with a liberal congress that has a filibuster proof senate then our only option may be to toss the tea to preserve our rights. Your vote for congress may be more important than your vote for president. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

10-21-2008, 05:09 PM	#4
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! I’ll give during election years for commercials and what not, but for the rest of the years I’ll give my money to an organization that isn’t willing to negotiate our rights away like the NRA has a history of doing. Like the GOA __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

10-21-2008, 06:12 PM	#5
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	This is just one of the reasons why I'm a proud life member. This one was close to home. The NRA was on top of it like stink on %^&. 4 + million members makes for a loud voice. Art Attached Images Last edited by artabr; 10-21-2008 at 06:18 PM..*

10-21-2008, 06:37 PM	#6
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! I'm afraid I agree with Marlin T. NRA has given away, in chips and more chips, many of our pure rights when measured by the Second Amendment. I am a Life Member, for 35+ years, and have many times been unhappy. I believe GOA has protected our rights more thoroughly, but still stick with NRA as they have numbers and, when they do decide to fight WITHOUT giving something away in a compromise, they do help. The problem is that one never knows what has been given away when they compromise just to get a positive vote..... __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

10-21-2008, 07:37 PM	#7
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! NRA life SAF CCRKBA Pops

10-21-2008, 07:51 PM	#8
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Anyone taking bets if Mr. ProactiveShooters will have a second post here? __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

10-21-2008, 10:08 PM	#10
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! It might be the most welcoming remark from a mmoderator, but it stems from experience. we get so many spammers who purport to be somebody / something we might be interested in that we get a little jaded. We examined the bona-fides of the link you posted and decided to let things ride for a bit. One of the requirements for us to take you seriously is whether you take an active interest in helping us in the upcoming battles. Yes, you will notice that there is much banter and non-firearms stuff going on in this forum. This is normal among friends and family. However, if you scratch the surface, you will find that the great majority of us are die-hard gunners and work hard at overseeing the Constitution for the United States of America. Welcome to the community, Proactive. Join in and help us help you. Pops

10-21-2008, 11:26 PM	#12
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,403	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Endowment member for several years. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

10-21-2008, 11:54 PM	#13
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Well, I'll be. You came back. Since you did, I'll offer you a.....welcome to The Firearms Forum. As Pops alluded to, you would not be the first to drop a bomb of some sort, then never post again. My post is designed to bring some kind of retort from the original poster, should they return. None of the other comments on this thread got your attention (at least not enough for you to address them) so I will surmise that my method worked. Now, as to the NRA...........no, I won't go there........yet. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

10-22-2008, 08:45 AM	#15
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Welcome to the forum.... Yeah, keep all that girlie Avon stuff out of here. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

10-22-2008, 09:19 AM	#17
Xaiver56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 526	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Welcome aboard Proactive Shooters __________________ NRA Member GOA Member "Government's view on the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it" --Ronald Reagan “The United States leads the world in too many areas for us to start imitating those who are trailing behind.” --Thomas Sowell

10-22-2008, 09:45 AM	#18
right winger V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 56	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! My wife and I are proud members. We proudly tell everyone sbout the N.R.A. and advise them to join. __________________ No arsenal ... is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. Ronald Reagan

10-22-2008, 09:59 AM	#19
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Glad to have you back at TFF, Proactive. What have you been up to since 11 December ? You will, as you become more active, find us a rather congenial group with a great deal of diverse knowledge of firearms, the Second Amendment and strong family atmosphere. We hope you will be an active part of the family. Life NRA GOA SAF CCRKBA Attached Images __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

10-22-2008, 10:05 AM	#20
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Glad to have you with us, Proactive. We tend to be a pretty skeptical bunch around here, so when someone drops a "bomb" like your first post, we have to wonder whether or not it's legit or some kind of scam. As you well know, there are a lot of Internet scams out there these days. Nonetheless, welcome to the forums. I look forward to seeing your participation in the discussions. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

10-22-2008, 10:25 AM	#21
SaddleSarge Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,025	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Welcome Proactive from a lifer.... so is my boy.

10-22-2008, 10:27 AM	#22
ProactiveShooters Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 9	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! Thank you for the welcomes. I think that back in December I joined, bookmarked the site, and it got lost in my long list of favorites. I didnt do a good job of putting links in folders. I'm here now and would love to participate.

10-22-2008, 11:50 AM	#23
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! It is good to see you on line and spending your $0.02 with us. I think you will find us a little more laid back in forum attitude, compared to most gun fora. We discuss just about anything, from which formula black powder makes the prettiest smoke to how many swine 358 can run out of the county in one hour. Join in and get frayed with the rest of us. Oh, yeah, first time posters get to buy a round in the Saloon. Pops

10-22-2008, 12:57 PM	#24
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Have a voice in DC - Join the NRA! $25 is like 20 cups of coffee at Wendy's, or 12 meals off the dollar menu. I've got some NRA award though, I'm a Sharpshooter or Expert or something. Got it in Boy Scouts, have it somewhere around here . __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"