2023 NRA Convention

[pitbulld45]

Im in, thanks for the reminder. I had a blast the last time. I will day trip as well.

 

[ljk]

Good for you. Curious why you're posting in this thread then?

Nothing, just like the NRA.

 

[d.kaufman]

Nothing, just like the NRA.

Makes a lot of sense. Good response. I believe there's some NRA bashing threads somewhere here on INGO and this will not be one. Go find one and bash in there.

 

[Mgderf]

Lifetime member so I'll take advantage of what is basically like the shot show but way more local.

I do not contribute to the general NRA. NRA ILA gets my donations. They actually show up to hearings here in Indiana to support our rights.

I am a member of the 2A project as well.

I throw a donation or 2 GOAs and FPCs way when I can too.

Yep, NRA-ILA and NRA-PVF.
Those are the two arms of the NRA that get things done.
Also a life member of the 2nd amendment foundation.
No one says you can't belong to more than one organization.

 

[cosermann]

That’s right, how could I forget Gunny!

After I thought about this, I couldn't have seen Gunny when I was there in 2019, because he died in 2018. Must have been previous show.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'm no longer an NRA member, GOA got my money.

If I ever meet a GOA rep at the state house? I’ll be sure and introduce myself.

 

[kickbacked]

Do you need to be a member to go? I canceled my membership years ago.

 

[KittySlayer]

Plan to go. Really takes two days to get through it all.

Last time I used a cheap $25 overnight option 15 minutes away. Just wanted a flat spot and even though it was a gun show I thought a daily shower would be a good idea.

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[Mgderf]

Do you need to be a member to go? I canceled my membership years ago.

Free to members.
Non members admission is the price of a yearly membership.

 

[BE Mike]

For those, eligible to vote, NRA members who moan and groan about the NRA (especially Wayne) and live close by, this is your opportunity to voice your grievances. For those local folks who support the NRA, with all its faults, this is an opportunity to volunteer. As a volunteer, you get to meet a lot of neat people, even those well-known in the shooting world. For the rest of us, it is a chance to be around like minded folks and see a lot of neat stuff. One thing I have always liked is, although the crowd is huge, people seemed extremely polite to one another.

 

[Cameramonkey]

If I ever meet a GOA rep at the state house? I’ll be sure and introduce myself.

And if you ever meet a NAGR rep at the statehouse, punch him in the junk. Twice.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

And if you ever meet a NAGR rep at the statehouse, punch him in the junk. Twice.

Actually, last year during the CC debate one showed up.

His boorish behavior got him thrown out.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Actually, last year during the CC debate one showed up.

His boorish behavior got him thrown out.

Good. I swear they are carpetbaggers that will do anything to LOOK like they are helping, but instead want the fight to go on as long as possible to collect as much cash from members as possible. Every time they get involved in an otherwise positive moving bill, they get their rep to throw poison pills in, causing the bill to fail.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Good. I swear they are carpetbaggers that will do anything to LOOK like they are helping, but instead want the fight to go on as long as possible to collect as much cash from members as possible. Every time they get involved in an otherwise positive moving bill, they get their rep to throw poison pills in, causing the bill to fail.

As I recall, he wasn’t wrong with what he was saying, he was wrong with how he said it. Being a jerk, getting personal with the committee, etc. It was a cringe moment for all of the supporters there.

 

[Cameramonkey]

As I recall, he wasn’t wrong with what he was saying, he was wrong with how he said it. Being a jerk, getting personal with the committee, etc. It was a cringe moment for all of the supporters there.

I’m not talking about what got him kicked out. I’m talking about the amendment he coaxed a member to submit. I don’t remember the specifics, but It was so deep into the 2A absolutist shall not be infringed territory that it alienated even Republicans who otherwise were for the bill.

 

[ljk]

If I ever meet a GOA rep at the state house? I’ll be sure and introduce myself.

Has NRA claimed victory over the Bump Stock ban, yet?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Has NRA claimed victory over the Bump Stock ban, yet?

You're just a one-trick pony aren't you? Go into the Colts thread and bash the Colts. Go into the NRA thread and bash the NRA... it grows tiresome. Why don't you find something you like (if you like anything) and go contribute something positive there.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Has NRA claimed victory over the Bump Stock ban, yet?

Constitutional Carry in Indiana, Bruen, McDonald, Heller.

As my counterpart said up thread a ways, you may want to find one of the NRA hating threads.

With that stated, I look forward to April. Last year in Houston we met Jay Printz (Printz v US 97). If you see him, maybe you could ask him why the NRA doesn’t do anything.

 

[xwing]

Thanks for the info, I'm in. Maybe I should consider renting someone a room for the weekend?

That might actually be a good idea. Win / win. Get some extra cash, meet an INGO'er from further away, and another INGO'er gets a good deal staying near Indy...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

@KellyinAvon you're shootin' blanks... (post #58)