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Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:07 pm
by dta europe
+100 John
On another note the percentage results on the poll are misleading, they are a percentage of all the results checked not the number of individuals who have submitted a vote.
Ewen
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:17 pm
by dave_303
Not a direct member, but was a member of an affiliated club till recently, will be moving to another one in the coming months once I return from university.
I've considered it for years, but as it stands I cannot justify the cost as travelling to Bisley on a semi-regular basis was not possible.
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:01 pm
by dromia
John MH wrote:
I disagree, it actually does give you the right and if you can construct a reasonable and coherent argument they do actually listen. It also allows you to stand for election on the Council.
I think that is far too sweeping a statement and generalisation to have any meaning, I know of numerous cogent and reasonable ideas made to the organisation which have never been listened to, I am also sure that some will have been listened to and acted upon. It really depends if the idea fits with the people in power at the time.
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:32 pm
by karen
A lot of ideas in the past have failed because of lack of staff time and/or lack of money. Doesn't mean they weren't taken seriously or won't work now.
If you have a good idea publicise it and get all your friends to suggest it too!
s*** now I will be in trouble for suggesting that
Love
Karen
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:46 pm
by Sandgroper
First and last poll options for me.
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:26 pm
by Matt
3x NRA affiliated clubs
NRA member
RCO plus HME
tongueout
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:38 pm
by Dougan
2 affiliated clubs, and an individual member.
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:48 pm
by Dougan
Charlotte the flyer wrote: They have the power to speak on my behalf in government circles (SLR ban etc) yet I disagree with what they stand for. They don't represent the type of shooting that I do at all, even less the sort that I want to do because they helped to ban it.
The NRA will help their members legally but not politically - It is not their responsibility to speak for every shooter in the UK, only their members (which I'm happy with), so you can't blame the NRA for the SLR ban.
What type of shooting do you do?...unless you only rough-shoot, I can't think of a type of shooting that isn't done at Bisley.
The NRA 'stand for' promoting target shooting...why would you disagree with that?
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:58 pm
by Dougan
John MH wrote:Only membership that really counts is 'Direct', that's the only one that give you a vote. It also IMHO gives you the right to challenge what the NRA are doing and the right to complain if you are not happy with some aspect of the Service they should provide to its members. If you are not a 'Direct' member (that should realy be 'Individual' member) the you really don't have anything to complain about as you are not directly supporting what they do.
I think that if you shoot at Bisley with an affiliated club you have a right to comment on the facilities...
...I've done some complaining in the past, but the toilet and accommodation situation have definitely improved recently, and I eagerly await the road repairs this year...
Re: Poll - Are you a member of the NRA?
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:47 am
by Chapuis
Dougan wrote:Charlotte the flyer wrote: They have the power to speak on my behalf in government circles (SLR ban etc) yet I disagree with what they stand for. They don't represent the type of shooting that I do at all, even less the sort that I want to do because they helped to ban it.
The NRA will help their members legally but not politically - It is not their responsibility to speak for every shooter in the UK, only their members (which I'm happy with), so you can't blame the NRA for the SLR ban.
What type of shooting do you do?...unless you only rough-shoot, I can't think of a type of shooting that isn't done at Bisley.
The NRA 'stand for' promoting target shooting...why would you disagree with that?
Of course you can blame them for the SLR ban or at least their lack of support. I can't remember the exact words used but it was something like - they could see no useful purpose for a semi-automatic rifle in target shooting.
The NRA have made some absolutely dreadful decisions in the past but hopefully things have changed in recent years, hopefully.