Well I might as well put my "ink to the paper"...
I (re-joined) the NRA after a ten year lapse, because like stated previously, some ranges insist you be a member to shoot or they give a discount to NRA members.
About 2 months after I joined, I remembered why I dropped out the first time...
Its the relentless mail and BS you receive...
Dammit, I support the Second Amendment, I am a responsible shooter, I practice what I preach, I vote for pro-gun politicians (those that prove themselves) and I donate WHEN I CAN to NRA drives. I don't need Wayne or anyone else sending me "scare tactic" letters, or coins & videos that cost me just $9.99 for the first one, and $39.99 each one thereafter.
If I wanted a hat, or a shirt, or a pin, or a bumper sticker, or a coin, or a video, or a fricking pile of paper kindling for my woodstove - I'd ask for it and pay for it.
Don't send me crap I don't want/need/use... and spend that money fighting for our rights!
Yeah, my stamp saves precious resources, blah, blah, blah... but I need to save all the crap they send for a year, pack it up, and drive it down to NRA HQ and let them see what a waste it is.
I'll continue to renew, because I value my freedom (now don't think I'm preachin') - but all I ask is that you PLEASE - PLEASE quit sending me all that crap!
(I did send a similar message to NRA HQ, but never received a response).
Ah... that felt good. Thanks for starting this thread!