I actually joined at the Timonium Expo last week. They were offering membership for $10.
I had read all of the controversy surrounding them as desribed in the thread already and I figured I would have little right to ***** about their actions if I wasn't a member. $10 is going to buy me the right to run my mouth an awful lot.
All of the same things discussed here are very familiar to me......as an NRA member I'm disappointed with their distinct lack of interest in MD, and the direction they've taken on a lot of federal issues. But just like we agree that MSSA is our biggest voice for MD anglers, the NRA is gun owners' biggest voice on Capitol Hill, so I keep my membership.
The best way to change most organizations is from within.