Since you’re already a Life member, what is your motivation for upgrading? Are you active in your state Friends of the NRA dinners? Do you attend the annual meetings?
I know a lot of people like to bash the NRA, and my own views of Wayne LaPierre aren’t exactly all positive, but on the whole I support the NRA with my dollars.
Have you considered donating to the NRA-ILA instead of upgrading your membership?
If you want to provide intellectual ammunition in the war over gun control, you should consider supporting the Crime Prevention Research Center, see https://crimeresearch.org/cprc-research/. This is the information that we need.
The money would be better spent buying more ammo