Replacing Failing Gun Organization Leadership (NRA)

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Replacing Failing Gun Organization Leadership (NRA)

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Slaying a sacred Cow...
NRA members, Defenders of the 2nd Amendment it is time we replace high leadership within the NRA.

In the light of recent months, it has become clear that existing NRA leadership, namely that of Wayne Lapierre and Chris Cox has become a threat to rather than an asset to the protection of the 2nd Amendment.

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Now the NRA has gotten behind the push for “Extreme Risk Protection Order’ claiming;

“We need to stop dangerous people before they act, so Congress should provide funding for states to adopt risk protection orders. This can help prevent violent behavior before it turns into a tragedy. These laws allow a court to intervene and temporarily remove firearms when a person threatens violence to themselves or others”…

So we are trying to do the impossible, protecting nothing, and giving away due process and a presumption of innocent…Why again? For what gain? So people who do not want us to have any rights will back off for a while before whoring out some tragedy that their leftist policy created or exacerbated to take away what is left?
Since when has “Compromise” on our rights ever worked?

Why should we “Compromise” on our unalienable rights? Since when is self-imposed capitulation ever benefited our rights?

We have seen the results of this over the last 120 plus years, those who cannot see it or ignore the results are unfit for leadership.

The Leadership of Wayne and Chris has needlessly exacerbating internal division in the gun rights community/gun-culture. Alienating pro-gun voters, inspiring the more cowardly elements of the GOP to needlessly surrender away the rights of Americans, giving the gun grabbers propaganda and legislative victories. We now have to waste money in court fighting what could have been prevented, money that could be used in other lawsuits or for other candidates in the upcoming primaries/elections.

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The current tactics of only “holding the line” does not work to repeal infringements and restore our freedoms. You do not win wars (cultural, Info, legal, real) by being defensive. You win with daring, offensive actions and such actions can only happen with competent leadership.

Leadership that does not punish incompetence, betrayal, inaction. Leadership that does not take action in the face of a relentless enemy, that squanders an opportunity, that whores out the cause it claims to champion to line their own pockets while throwing pennies at patriots and candidates is not leadership. A hostile group within our ranks that must be shamed, reformed if possible and replaced if need be.
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Re: Replacing Failing Gun Organization Leadership (NRA)

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If you have not voted yet for NRA directors, it needs to be in the mail suddenly unless you are forking out for speedy delivery. Also, I have a recommendation: Adam Kraut of PA

https://www.ammoland.com/2018/01/knox-n ... z55iq9huaE
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Hey! HEY!! They read my ballot!!

From the article...

''To the NRA members who are voting in the current election for board members elect these excellent candidates to the board Adam Kraut, Tim Knight, Duane Liptak, Jr. Support them and advocate on every firearm forum you are on...''

FYI Ballot cut off is April 15th...
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Re: Replacing Failing Gun Organization Leadership (NRA)

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For what it's worth, just this morning I heard our regional representative from the NRA is no longer on the job.
The guy who went before our legislature and said the NRA thinks failure to notify ought to remain a crime in Ohio?
He's gone.
Too bad it didn't happen last year
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WhyNot wrote: FYI Ballot cut off is April 15th...
The firm counting the ballots has to have it in their hands by the 15th. Postmarked on the 15th is a waste of a stamp.
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Chuck wrote: The guy who went before our legislature and said the NRA thinks failure to notify ought to remain a crime in Ohio
With friends like that ....
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15th being Sunday effectively means Monday :)
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WhyNot wrote:15th being Sunday effectively means Monday :)
When my credit card company says the bill is due on Sunday, Monday does not cut it.

"ANY BALLOT NOT RECEIVED BY APRIL 15, 2018 WILL NOT BE OPENED OR COUNTED"
Could not find anyone claiming the deadline was pushed to the 16th.

Your vote means more than you think due to the fact so few members actually vote. NRA has 5,000,000 members but the biggest vote-getter in 2017, Tom Selleck, received just 110,812 votes.
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