> I just might have to join the NRA
Please do. You will be able to vote in the elections for NRA officers, so you can help us elect officers with brass.
Also join the Second Amendment Foundation, they work in the courts.
And join your local Gun Owners association. They are usually more outspoken than the NRA.
Minor correction: ONLY Life Members can vote on officers. I've been a Life Member for 24 years which is also as long as I've been one of their Certified Instructors. Two years ago, I moved up to an Endowment Life Member.