When I initially joined the NRA I received a voting guide which did not list a single Libertarian Party candidate. In frustration I drafted a lengthy email on pro-firearm Libertarian candidates and why the NRA should be supporting them. Much to my surprise, I received a personally written and equally lengthy email that changed the way I look at many things. Extremely paraphrased, it said:
"Look, we know exactly what you are talking about and if it was a perfect world we would fully endorse Libertarian candidates. But this is the real world and the Libertarian platform is not the most popular thing around. We only get x amount of money and have to determine the best way to spend it. How about you do your part and increase the base of the party and we can skin that wagon when it comes around."
Individuality is great, and I support it more than I can put into words. When you join a group, no matter the kind of group or its objective, there will be things you don't like and things you do like. It is almost guaranteed that someone will not agree with your positions and the chance of this increases with the size of the group. I am not suggesting that you should take your licks and be move on but sometimes minor concessions must be made for the greater cause.
The fact is that our RKBA is under attack and the currently the NRA does the best job of countering these attacks. I hope one day to be more active in the organization, but for now I will support the NRA via my checkbook and continue to soak up the wisdom contained in this forum.
Cheers
