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Old 01-13-2013, 11:28 PM
emayfiel emayfiel is offline
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Wikipedia has a pretty long description of the NAGR, and a lengthy list of sources for the info. If the Wiki article is right, NAGR has some merit.

NAGR does solicit donations in every correspondence, and too many times in each one. On the other hand, so does every other special-interest group I belong to. It's annoying, but money talks. NRA is the 2000-pound canary, but it supports some compromises in legislation that aren't in sync with the Second Amendment or rational considerations.

We belong to these special-interest groups so they can represent our interests and do the research, letter-writing, and lobbying that we aren't willing or able to do. There's no easy way to tell if any of them are cost-effective(except for the NRA which the media follow closely), unless someone or some government agency accuses them of fraud.

Each of these groups has a different focus. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, for example, is a pedal-to-the-metal Second Amendment promoter, but its focus is strictly education. That doesn't mean it's not worth joining and supporting.

The best way to check out a group is to join, see what it does, ignore the constant money requests, and, then, quit if your focus is different.
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