DennyF said:
If receiving solicitations bothers anyone, then notify them that you do not want to receive them and be content to just be an annual or life member, that contributes nothing more than the dues. That works fine for many.
Denny - my response may not go over very well here at HPA, but I will give another prospective on NRA's solicitation program - from the eyes of a former member.
Receiving unwanted solicitations or junk mail bothers me - whether it be Cabela's catalogs or NRA contribution solicitations.
As an annual NRA member for over ten years I noticed the frequency of NRA money solicitations hitting my mailbox increase to an almost weekly basis. It came to the point that I would toss the unopened envelopes straight in the burn barrel.
After repeated attempts over the course of several months requesting them to stop the flow of junk mail to my address, it continued.
The last straw was when I received a membership renewal notice 6 months before my annual membership expired. (Yes - I keep track of such things).
It appeared to me that they resorted to the same lowball tactics of some scam magazine companies collecting double subscription monies from unsuspecting subscribers.
In the end, I wrote a letter to Wayne L explaining why he lost a paying member. That was over 2 years ago.
I still receive correspondence every now and then stating that want me back and desperately need my support.
They should have heeded my wishes when they had the chance.
I'm not a tree-hugger, but the amount of wasted money and resources that is involved with their bulk mailing programs is pathetic.
Made we wonder if my $35 was used for nothing more than perpetuating the NRA money train.
