Asking for money

[b4uqzme]

“Knock, knock.”

You get up from the couch or easy chair only to find ahandful of federal agents at your door, armed to the teeth, and demanding that you “hand ‘em over . . . or else.”

(b4uqzme), if you believe in the Second Amendment at all, this horrific scenario is always in the back of your mind .. .

This was the opening to an email I just received from a national gun rights group. One that does a lot of good for us and to whom I already donate.

Does anyone else find this fear mongering from our side offensive and potentially counter productive?

[Bawanna]

Very much so! I unsubscribed to a mailing list to a relatively new organization that was just flooding me with request for money right up till the day before the election.

What good does the money do then?

[ltxi]

Despite my obvious commitment to the organization, the NRA really annoys me on this point with all the mass "gimme more" mailers I get from them. So, just guess how I feel about the crap from the "third world" organizations......

[Alfonse]

I put them on ignore too. That is a shame, because if they weren't always crying wolf I might actually hear what they have to say.

[RRP]

If you create an online account with NRA, you can manage your membership. You'll need your member number as well as a screen name and password, to create an account. Then, navigate to Member Services, then to My Membership. Once there, you have an option to manage your subscriptions, (which are enabled, by default). I deselected every one, and that ended all mailings, except the magazine.

[b4uqzme]

It's not really the emails I object to. Or the asking for money. I just don't think it serves us well to fear monger our own members.

[downtownv]

FEAR- Sells products and services!

[RRP]

Is it fear mongering if it's really happening? Check-out Buffalo, NY.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/14...fter-funerals/

[b4uqzme]

^^^ well...

[muggsy]

I get at least fifty solicitations from various organizations every weak. Everyone of them use fear or appeals to consequence in their calls, letters and e-mails. I put most of them on ignore.

[b4uqzme]

FEAR- Sells products and services!

But they say sex sells too. How about we try that for awhile?

[berettabone]

I wouldn't exactly call it fear mongering, and aimed towards a certain part of society, actually very productive. All it takes, is the wrong judges, the wrong Gov't entities, and this scenario isn't out of the realm of possibility. Look at what has happened so far, with the wrong people in control.........................don't ever underestimate your own people/Gov't. This type of email boosts the base, and gets the rest thinking.

[knkali]

I wouldn't exactly call it fear mongering, and aimed towards a certain part of society, actually very productive. All it takes, is the wrong judges, the wrong Gov't entities, and this scenario isn't out of the realm of possibility. Look at what has happened so far, with the wrong people in control.........................don't ever underestimate your own people/Gov't. This type of email boosts the base, and gets the rest thinking.

The NRA is a bit over zealous in their pursuit of my donation by the volume of requests I get but I agree with Berettabone 100%

[Pointblank]

I would like to know the pay scale for the NRA hierarchy. They are always hounding me for money. I had to block some of their addresses online and some of their numbers on my phone.

[ltxi]

If you create an online account with NRA, you can manage your membership. You'll need your member number as well as a screen name and password, to create an account. Then, navigate to Member Services, then to My Membership. Once there, you have an option to manage your subscriptions, (which are enabled, by default). I deselected every one, and that ended all mailings, except the magazine.

Thanks for this, I'll do it.

Interesting that my wife's a Life member and she doesn't get any of this junk.