NRA Dues Have Gone Up but Supporters Still Have Time to Save
As you are certainly aware by now, NRA membership dues have increased as of March 1st. New members who join the National Rifle Association and existing members who renew directly through NRA will pay the new rates. Despite the rising cost of pretty much everything else, these increases mark the first time that NRA dues have gone up in over two decades.
When the dues increases were announced, NRA recruiters – such as Team GunLink – were notified that we would be authorized to continue offering the old discounted rates until further notice. That notice has now been given and the cut-off date for the old discounted rates is May 1, 2016. After that date, we will still be able to help patriots join in the fight for Second Amendment rights with lower rates than those available directly through the NRA, but the big savings will be gone. We can offer our special rates if you see us in person at shows, shoots, shops, out on the street, or anywhere else in person, or through the online sign-up form here.
NRA membership dues still include the same benefits, including helping to fight for the right to keep and bear arms, a subscription your choice of NRA magazines, entry for you and your family into the NRAAM, discounts, and more.
Finally, to be crystal clear since there has been some confusion since the price hikes were announced, current NRA Life members – whether they are fully paid up or are still working on Easy Pay Life plan – will NOT have to pay any additional dues that they have already agreed to. If you are a fully-paid life member, you are still fully paid. If you are making EPL payments, you will continue to make the same number of payments for the same amount as you would have otherwise. Life members who wish to upgrade to Distinguished Life or other higher-level Life membership will now have to pay the higher rates for the upgrade.
NRA Show is Just Around the Corner
NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits Lands in Louisville May 19-22
Are you sad that you weren’t able to attend the industry-only 2016 SHOT Show in January? Cheer up, because the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits (NRAAM) is just around the corner!
The 145th NRAAM will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY May 20-22, 2016. The show, which is open and free to all NRA members and their immediate family, features over 650 exhibitors covering over 475,000 square feet of exhibit hall space and offers a terrific opportunity to meet with representatives from the manufacturers and vendors of your favorite shooting, hunting, and outdoor gear, guns, and more.
The NRA Show also features numerous educational seminars, celebrities, and fun filled special events for the whole family. Visitors can spend the day exploring products from every major firearm company in the country, book the hunt of a lifetime in the outfitter section, and view priceless collections of firearms in the gun collector area. There will also be no shortage of knives, wildlife art, shooting accessories, hunting gear, ATV’s, and much more. Continue reading
NRA First VP Pete Brownell Seeks Third Term on NRA Board
Editor’s Note: Pete Brownell, and Brownells as a whole, were among the first big established companies in the firearms industry to really embrace new media and recognize it as a valuable resource for firearm enthusiasts, industry members, recreational shooters and others to participate in the timely exchange of information. In addition to supporting new media, Pete has been an strong and unwavering supporter of Second Amendment rights. GunLink is proud share his announcement that he will seek a third term on the NRA Board and add our endorsement to the list of others supporting him. The NRA Board of Directors needs more members like Pete Brownell!
NRA First Vice President and CEO of Brownells, Pete Brownell, announced this week that he will seek a third term on the NRA’s Board of Directors. If re-elected, Brownell will likely become NRA President at the 2017 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia.
An NRA Life Member since birth, Brownell, 47, boasts proven NRA leadership experience and is a widely-recognized visionary in the firearm and outdoor industry. Brownell’s service to the NRA began in 2006 when he was nominated to serve on the NRA Membership Committee. Following his election to the board in 2010, Brownell began serving on numerous other committees, including:
- President’s Committee on Advancement
- Nominating Committee
- Sport Shooting Committee
- Finance Committee
- Law Enforcement Committee
- Meeting Site Selection Committee
- Publications Policy Committee
- Task Force on Industry Relations Committee
- Investment Oversight Committee
Proving himself as an ardent defender of the Second Amendment and a powerful voice for the NRA, Brownell was elected the NRA Second Vice President in April 2013. Two years later in 2015, he was elected NRA First Vice President, an office he holds today. Continue reading
Amateur Radio Special Event Commemorates NRA’s 144th Birthday
Radio Amateurs Celebrate Second Amendment with On-Air Meetup
The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club (YARC) of Prescott, AZ, will operate a special event station November 17, 2015, from 10 AM to 7PM EST (1500Z -2400Z) in celebration of the NRA’s 144th birthday.
The special event station will operate from Gunsite Academy’s 2,000-acre campus in Paulden, AZ, north of Prescott with a special event call sign will be K7NRA. Operations will be conducted on 7.250, 14.040, 14.250 and 21.335 MHz. All amateur stations, especially those operated by NRA members and Gunsite alumni, are urged to participate. Click here to sign up or renew your NRA membership today and save $10 on dues.
A special certificate will be awarded to those stations making contact during the event. Additional details and QSL information is available on the YARC event page and on p92 of the November issue of American Rifleman.
see also Adding a HAM, CB or other radio to your preps – GunLink Forums
NRA Membership Dues Set to Increase
UPDATE 7.21.2018: We have been seeing a lot of traffic on this post recently with people looking for news on the 2018 price increase. CLICK HERE for news on the price increase scheduled for August 1, 2018. CLICK HERE to join or renew your NRA membership today at discounted rates before OR after the dues increase.
UPDATE 1.22.2016: It sounds like the notice sent out by NRA to some members might have lent itself to some misunderstanding about how the dues increase would work (see comments below). I spoke with NRA staff while at SHOT Show 2016 to get clarification at the request of a few GunLink-ers. If you were concerned about having to pay more if you already have – or are paying toward – a life membership, put those concerns aside, the deal you agreed to is the deal you get. Price increases apply to new membership per the schedule listed below.
Other GunLink-ers had the concern about the impact on membership numbers a price increase might have, especially in the midst of the big “pen and phone” gun control measures we are facing. NRA has heard those concerns and has postponed the increase through February. Recruiters, such as the GunLink team, have been authorized to continue providing the current discounted membership rates “until further notice,” including after the official increase happens. You can save on online memberships here or contact us regarding saving on longer membership terms.
According to a memo that we received from the National Rifle Association, current and prospective members will soon be facing an increase in the cost of membership dues for most membership types.
Current members will soon receive a notice in the mail announcing the increase, which will take effect in early 2016. Associate membership and annual Junior membership dues remain unchanged while one, three, and five year memberships, as well as Life, Junior Life, and Distinguished Life membership types will all see an increase as follows:
- 1-year dues will increase from $35 to $40
- 3-year dues will increase from $85 to $100
- 5-year dues will increase from $125 to $140
- Life dues will increase from $1000 to $1500
- Junior Life dues will increase from $550 to $750
- Distinguished Life dues will increase from $375 to $750
NRA recruiters, including the GunLink team, have been authorized to continue offer new memberships and renewals at the current dues rates until notified otherwise, including available discounts on the current prices. Continue reading
Video: Wayne LaPierre | How to Stop Violent Crime
Wayne LaPierre says no organization has been louder or clearer on the urgent need to enforce the federal gun laws than the NRA. Check out Wayne’s commentary on the violence and murder that is commonplace in the model gun control city of Chicago and the lack of any real action toward enforcing existing gun laws.
Join or renew your NRA membership here and save $10 on membership dues.
Update
Check out Huffington Post’s Mike “The Gun Guy” Weisser make a fool of himself as he tries (and fails) to demonstrate that LaPierre, his video, and the NRA at large is racist, and then demonstrates his own racism by exhibiting the exact behavior of which he accused the NRA, and then taking it a few steps further.
