Are these guys really on the NRA board?

[dacoontz]

I just received my latest copy of the American Rifleman and read something towards the back of the magazine about NRA board member voting. Did I read wrong or is Larry Craig truly on the board or nominated to be on the board of the NRA?

That just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me regarding his past few years of public news. Why anyone would want him on a board representing a conservative bunch of members is beyond me.

Now Karl Malone on the other hand, he's alright by me. After all, he certainly was loved by the public here in Salt Lake. Especially the single white female public. I can tell you his contributions to this community will be here for many years to come.

I like Mr Ted Nugent well enough. The guy certainly has charisma. Although I question his choice of title for his upcoming tour, "Black Power." Not sure where he's going with that but can't see that opening any positive dialogue. I would have been better with Stainless Steel Power, Blue Steel Power, Nickel Power, or even Parkerized Power. Although I'm sure he could care less what I think, as he makes it very clear that he doesn't care what anyone thinks.

I know I am a new member to the NRA club so I may be simply learning how things operate but dang, these are not the guys I want representing and speaking for my 2nd amendment rights.

I guess I should have attended the big sportsman show in downtown Salt Lake tonight since Mr LaPierre is addressing the audience. I'm just afraid the good old anti-gun SLCPD police chief would have one of his cronies follow me home. That might not be a bad thing though because then maybe I could start getting some regular patrols in my neighborhood. I'd also have to be careful once Spring comes as I don't want to get caught collecting rain water off my roof for my garden. I guess that's life in the big city of Salt Lake.

But seriously, whats up with these board members? Please explain.

 

[mountaingun629]

NRA Board members

I think the smear on Larry Craig was just that, by the lefties in the lamestream media to do anything to make a good conservative gun-rights supporter look bad.
The worst mistake he made was to plead to some B.S. misdemeanor charge to get the situation over with so he could get back to his campaign, instead of wasting time in court.
It should have all gone away and been forgotten, but the leftie media being the idiots they are, kept on beating it to death for months.
Craig was always a good guy for our side, and that old B.S. charge won't keep me from voting for him.

Myron

P.S Had to change a word to keep from getting my knuckles slapped for "creative spelling"

 

[Straightshooter2]

I think the smear on Larry Craig was just that, by the lefties in the lamestream media to do anything to make a good conservative gun-rights supporter look bad.

I have to agree with Myron. He still has some influence as an former Senator and having him on the NRA board is a positive.

CW

 

[dacoontz]

Don't get me wrong, Senator Craig personally attended my Eagle Scout court of honor in Boise. I have a great picture with him congratulating me on my award. I appreciated his representation of our state at the time.

I am still young and may not have as much wisdom as most of you fellas but fighting for your reputation seems like a worthy cause. Not sure I would have accepted any charge related to such an allegation, if it wasn't true. I suppose sometimes you do have to cut your losses if it means making a decision between your family and what the public thinks about you. If that was the case, I'd probably do what I needed to resolve the issue quickly and then disappear from public life. I don't think being on the NRA board would be part of my agenda.

I don't see a former Senator who ended his politically career in scandal really having that much influence compared to someone that left on a positive note (do any exist). This current battle we are facing requires representatives that have as much influence as can be mustered. I suppose the media can smear any man's reputation though.

 

[mc5aw]

The lack of credibility Craig has with his opponents and critics is no different than the lack of credibility leftist loons and generic antis have with us.

 

[jkc]

The beauty, and tragedy, of democratic institutions is that its members are represented, for better or worse, by its elected representatives, and whom, usually for worse than better, are often out-of-school spokespersons for the organization. Ted Nugent, for example, is not an authorized or official spokesperson for the 4 million members of the NRA, even though he is a member of its board of directors. When speaking publicly, he is speaking for himself, in his capacity as a "public figure" (bombastic "rock star", et al), but not officially representing all of us.

Once, in the distant past, I volunteered my services at a Phoenix NRA annual meeting, and was assigned to selling memorabilia and NRA souveniers and etc. This exalted position earned me a credentials badge identifying me as someone affiliated with the organization, in a not very specific way. Taking a break from hawking trinkets and tee-shirts, I meandered into the convention hall, in advance of the formal proceedings. There, I encountered, and said hello to Mark Killian, then Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, and Landis Aden, then the lobbyist for the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association, after which I took a front row seat...

Just behind me to my right, a guy leaned over the row of folding chairs, and asked, "I see you're with the NRA ... what's the story with the big controversy in your board of directors?" His credentials identified him as a card-carrying enemy infiltrator, from the Phillidelphia Inquirer.

I said, "I have only vague knowledge of what you're asking about, and have been admonished not to speak to the press... But, let me point out that there are about 80 members of the NRA board --- How many members are there of your paper's editorial board, and how often is there unanimity among them, I asked. "12, or so," and "never", was the reply.

"So," I asked, "can you draw any inference from differences of opinion among some eighty elected members, when your un-elected editorial board can't reach consensus among a handful of members?" He mumbled something like " I take your point...", and broke off the conversation

 

[dacoontz]

I only saw 20 or 30 members of the NRA board listed in the magazine. Are there 80 members of the NRA board? That's a bunch.

 

[mountaingun629]

A third of the members are up for election or re-election every year. The other's terms are up in different years.
That would indicate 75 total members on the Board.

Myron

 

[dacoontz]

A third of the members are up for election or re-election every year. The other's terms are up in different years.
That would indicate 75 total members on the Board.

Myron

Thank you for the clarification. That's a good number of board members. I suppose that makes the specific issues of 2 or 3 members a bit less influential.

 

[MKT]

I only glanced over the ballot this evening, only saw one candidate I know personally (may be more, as I said, I only glanced). Dwight Van Horn, good guy, retired LA Sheriff's Deputy, competitive shooter and a friend. He deserves your vote, he's getting mine.

Now I need to look again and figure out 24 more.

 

[Squarebutt]

On another forum a member linked to a video interview of board member Joaquin Jackson where he supported a 5-round limit on magazines. I have the utmost respect for his service as a Texas Ranger, and I understand he grew up in an earlier era that did not feature the types of modern rifles like the AR15. But I will have a hard time voting for him if these are still his views:
NRA board member Joaquin Jackson, the enemy with in - YouTube

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

hy the surprise?? C. Heston made a big show of being in the NRA, and HE was a major influence in getting the Pres. to pass the 1968 gun contol act.

 

[spricks]

Nothing wrong with the feelings "Shootin Nuge" has towards our 2nd ammendment rights.....Keep and bear arms...period. Folks need to stop blaming the guns.....they stand in a corner and ain't got a conscious and certainly aren't the fault, that folks want to put the blame on.
spricks

 

[G-Mac]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

Ted Nugent is nothing but a huge hypocrite that is suffering from diarrhea of the mouth.