On the Friends of the NRA event web page this was posted.

"The National Rifle Association has selected three of its top Junior Members to receive the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Youth Award, recognizing them for their active participation in the community, the classroom, and the shooting sports. Overall, $10,000 in scholarship money was awarded to the winners thanks to a generous donation from Brownells, Inc., the world's largest supplier of firearms accessories and gunsmithing tools."

People have decided to label the NRA with a stereo type that is not correct. They have painted the NRA as the giant gun lobby that is trying to throw it's weight around and force politicians to bow down to their will.

If people would actually stop and look at what is going on and who is making those claims against the NRA. Let's take a little walk down history lane. In fact it was the NRA that helped minority towns to help defend themselves during the racial turmoil of the 50's and 60's. They were there when no one else would stand up for the minorities.

They are still very involved in training, and while doing so end up saving lives. The NRA trainers across the country are holding training classes every day because the NRA helped put training materials, and certification programs together. These programs are the very reason that we are able to implement the 2ND Amendment that we hold so dear. With out the trainers and the work that the NRA does, there would be millions of people shot accidentally, robbed or raped. There are several different reports showing that Americans save their families thousands upon thousands of times a year that do not get reported with the proper use of firearms. It is the ones that were not trained or did not follow the safety procedures that the news media publishes.

As an NRA Certified Instructor, I can not begin to tell you the satisfaction of having an underprivileged young man go through one of our camps and learn how to shoot a black powder or a .22 rifle. The fact that they can have a better understanding of what our forefathers had to do when they went hunting for food, or just learning the life skills regarding firearm safety. Their smiles are rewards enough, but it does not compare to when I train a family that has been receiving death threats. They are afraid they may be dead or raped before help can arrive, and there is no better feeling that one can get than helping a family have a fighting chance against the bad guys.

So the next time someone sitting next to you says something nasty and degrading about the NRA, ask them....How many organizations can actually have a rich history of giving back to the communities through scholarships, training communities in danger, and fighting for our rights to defend ourselves? If they still look at you like you are a right wing nut job, just smile and ask them how long it takes for the Police to arrive at their house?

Happy trails and keep the lead down range. Clark -Carryconcealed.net