Attention NRA Voting Members

[Doc Hudson]

This message is directed to the Voting members of the NRA. If you are not an NRA member, or if you are not a voting member or if you simply want to complain about the NRA, please be so kind as to start your own thread and stay out of this one.

In July’s issue of American Rifleman and American hunter, Voting Members were invited to make nominations for consideration for next year’s Board of Directors election.

Some of you will remember that our own Ysabel Kid, James Winters, and Hobbies, Barent Parslow, tossed their hats into the ring for a write-in campaign.

I don’t know how many votes they actually got, but it was not enough. I seriously doubt that any write-in candidates will ever get elected to the Board of Directors.

I approached both Hobie and Ysabel Kid about starting a campaign to get them officially nominated. Hobie has not yet responded, but I hope he will do so when he sees this thread. YK finally gave his assent.

I would like to enter into nomination James Winters, our own Ysabel Kid for consideration of the Selection Committee. And I urge each and every NRA Voting Member in this Forum to send in a nomination as well.

I will make as much noise for YK’s nomination as I possibly can and I encourage each of you to go forth on the Internet and do likewise. If we can get a couple or three hundred folks nominating the same people perhaps we can get them nominated and elected. That is a first step toward changing the direction of the NRA to reflect the desires of the membership.

I invite James to post a short biography paragraph that may be included with the nomination form.

If any of you have discarded or lost your July issue of Rifleman or Hunter, contact me and I will scan and e-mail you a copy of the form.

Come on fellows, let’s get hustling and get a Levergunner on the NRA Board of Directors! Deadline for nominations is 5 September, so let’s not waste any more time!

[C. Cash]

Doc, thanks for posting this. I'm in for both of these outstanding men. Will you please email me a copy at cashfam5@comcast.net ?

[piller]

Both PillHer and I are Life Members. We will be sending the nominations in this week. Good luck YK.

[20cows]

I'll see if I can get that done shortly.

Thanks for the info.

[Steelbanger]

I wrote both in on the last ballot and encouraged several others to do the same. If we get a longer start then the next election should a favorable outcome.

I did see in the results that Joaquin Jackson was elected to the board again, he being the person responsible for Hobie deciding to run.

[Griff]

I haven't seen our July issues yet, but I'm sure my household (3 voting members), will throw our nominations in for YK.

[vancelw]

I guess I missed the write-in drive. I would gladly have voted for both. Especially since it is so hard to figure out who to vote for sometimes (which gives celebrities an edge in the votes.) Celebrities can be good for us, but I know there are some "common folks" out there who can be good for us too.

I'll figure out what to do and do it, Doc.

[FWiedner]

I am an NRA Benefactor Life Member.

It is unrealistic to expect men, even good friends, to agree on everything. There is, however, great benefit when they can agree on specific issues that are important to them, and prompt them to work toward common goals.

I've read thousands of posts from both of the individuals mentioned and they seem like nice fellows, however, before I'd cast a vote for either I'd ask that each one state in plain language what their personal views on the 2nd Amendment, gun laws, gun ownership, and the NRA itself might be, and what they hope to accomplish as a member of the board of directors of the NRA, both pie in the sky and realistically.

Thanks.

[piller]

I have met Joaquin Jackson once at a gun show where he was selling and signing his book. I am glad to have a man like him on the board of the NRA. We do need good men who stand up for what they believe. YK, you know that you will have a cheering section on this forum, but you better stay true to your values or we will all be letting you hear it. Not a warning or threat, but a friendly reminder to someone I have high regard for.