Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:11:46 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Richard Stevens On His NRA Membership
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:09:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Stevens <dial911book@yahoo.com> Subject: Matt -- Something a little different To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>

Matt,

I renewed my membership to the NRA recently -- mainly to get the magazine -- and received a "Member Survey" on September 25, 2001.

The first multiple-choice question was:

"What is your primary reason for owning a firearm?

o- hunting

o- collecting

o- personal/family protection

o- do not own any firearms

o- target

o- other _________________"

Now, I ask all NRA members this question:

"What option -- what huge reason for having a firearm -- is not even presented on the questionnaire?"

How about:

o- Armed citizen

or

o- Defense against tyranny

NRA members need to ask themselves -- and NRA management:

why doesn't the NRA even present either of these options to its membership, when these were *the reasons* underlying the Second Amendment??

--Richard Stevens


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