I believe that years ago, the NRA hired an outside company to do all their mailings, and that company worked off of a percentage. Not sure if they do that anymore. I've been a life member for over 20 years, probably over 25, memory fade! But have become more and more disgusted with them. Awhile back, on a post here at Greybeards, somebody recommended sending a bunch of emails to the Brady organization, to flood their 'puters. Well, I did. Thought, what heck, what would it hurt. Well, for over 2 month's I probably got 2 emails a week from them, spouting off about what they need to do to stop the NRA. And of course, each email had a ''WE NEED MONEY"" at the end of it. I have envisioned 2 of the upper directors, one from each organization, sitting down to dinner with each other, at a posh D.C. restaurant, having $75 dollar surf and turf dinners with imported beer. Discussing what they were going to say to ''work up the troops'', so we can send in the money. If truth be known, if somebody like Hillary were to be elected, the NRA would have a surge in members and money, just like when Bill was in office.(I've given him an Indian name of ''Stain on Dress'') Enough of a rant, got to go to work. gypsyman