No subject

was a
founder of our Junior National Rifle Association club at Flagstaff =
[Arizona]
High [Northern Arizona junior marksmanship champs] and served as its
president. In those days, we opposed J. Edgar Hoover's "gun =
registration"
proposals with zeal [and later at least I had many more reasons to =
oppose
Hoover and his nefarious agency.] I've been an NRA member from that time
onward and a Life member for most of my life, presently holding the =
highest
grade of NRA Life membership.

The NRA was founded in 1871 by Union Army veterans.  Its primary focus
has always been the defense of the rights of gun owners -- and the =
integrity
of the Second Amendment.  And it traditionally sponsors firearms safety
courses and is active in conservation causes.  Politically, it's
non-partisan.