Sometimes people get it in their head that they don't want to be an NRA member because 1) "they send too many fund-raising mailers", or 2) "they backed Harry Reid (or whoever) and he's an idiot." I always tell them that the only reason any of us can still own a gun is because of the NRA fighting for our rights. Even if they still don't wanna be a member, I suggest making a small 10 or 20 dollar donation to help fund the current struggle against the anti-gunners. It's easy-- just go to the NRA-ILA website & click a couple buttons. I donated once or twice during the presidential campaign, then a couple times again more recently since the current anti-gun stuff started.
FWIW I've been a life member since the late 1980's.