The only gun I ever had wasn't mine, it was basically on loan from the police dept I worked for. I had to give it back when I retired. Tne NRA sent me a membership application once. This is the same NRA that threw a temper tantrum when the gov't announced that armor-piercing bullets would not be made available to the public, only to the police. Since only the police are supposed to have bullet-proof vests, this makes sense. I don't need the general public using bullets that can kill me. Sometimes the NRA can be embarassing, and for that reason, they never had me as a member.