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Crossfire wrote:

george wrote:I think it would a good gesture for us to all pitch in and buy our current president a life membership.

Umm, no. Cause then he is a voting member.

Skiprr wrote:

smilner01 wrote:Hmmm, I used a life members number, and zip on the website, but my credit card info, thy took the money from my account so well see if I get my member packet.

You probably will.

Point is--as I learned after my call to HQ--what you did is you claimed to be the life member by using his or her membership number, zip code of record, and email address to sign-on to http://www.NRA-2012.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. If you received a confirmation email after the transaction--which I'll bet you did--I'll guarantee it was addressed to the life member, not to you.

Is the NRA actively cross-checking the name on the credit card used against the life member giving the "gift"? Probably not; likely not cost-effective to do so. Will skirting the intent of the promotion work and buying a discounted life membership for yourself be successful? Probably.

But since there is expressly no "sponsorship" option with the current program, and that the NRA's intent is for current life members to be able to purchase reduced-price life memberships for others as gifts, will current life members in good standing choose to behave contrary to the NRA's intentions and give out their information so a potential member can bypass the purpose of the membership promotion? Nope.

If it was truly a sponsorship program as we (last?) saw circa 2006-2007, I'd be first in line to lend a hand to recruit new life members. As it is, though, this current promotion is intended to be a gift purchased by the life member for the new or annual member. I don't think current life members will want to try to circumvent the NRA's intent.

Skiprr wrote:jekoenig, you have a PM.

Others: this is a monumental opportunity to grow Texas NRA membership.

To be able to sponsor new Life Members for only $300...well, I would be humbled to help.

PM me your real name and your real email address.

It would be a privilege to sponsor you as a new NRA Life Member.

Let's get this Lifer party started!

—NRA Endowment Life Member

smilner01 wrote:they are offering $300 memberships again with a current life sponsor. Anyone in the sponsoring spirit?

psijac wrote:I feel that membership in the NRA is not for me. I have only handguns and no rifles. I love talking to people about guns and carry laws, I think that being a card carrying member is push me away from the Center and open me up to strawman agruements.

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This is one of the most influential women of Texas and a champion of RKBA. The very first words out of her mouth are "I'm not here representing the NRA, I'm not even a member"

I'm not saying the organization is bad or that I'll never join, It just not the time for me to join right now.

Sorry Chas