Lone Star Gun Rights

[Geezer]

What can y'all tell me about this organization? Is it a good one?

 

[smittyb]

Yep

 

[smittyb]

They have been and still are working to pass constitutional carry.

 

[Geezer]

I was a member and supported some 2A organizations back in SC and I need to find some here.

 

[billtool]

OK - Why not? TSRA is a great organization. They have a full-time lobbyist in Austin and numerous programs that support the Second Amendment and shooting sports. I've been a proud member for many years. I recommend them highly.

 

[sidebite252]

What about GOA? Would this be a true 2A organization? I’d really like for my money I donate to go toward the cause not someone’s rock & roll life style.

 

[billtool]

What about GOA? Would this be a true 2A organization? I’d really like for my money I donate to go toward the cause not someone’s rock & roll life style.

That is a very fair point. I haven’t yet, but do need to check into GOA. No reason I can’t support both.

 

[Bozz10mm]

GOA is a true 2A org and very legitimate. Do it.

 

[Byrd666]

You might as well look into S.A.F and C.C.R.K.B.A. along with J.P.F.O.

addendum

https://www.saf.org/saf-announces-merger-of-jews-for-preservation-of-firearms-ownership/

 

[billtool]

You might as well look into S.A.F and C.C.R.K.B.A. along with J.P.F.O.

addendum

https://www.saf.org/saf-announces-merger-of-jews-for-preservation-of-firearms-ownership/

Wow

 

[jordanmills]

OK - Why not? TSRA is a great organization. They have a full-time lobbyist in Austin and numerous programs that support the Second Amendment and shooting sports. I've been a proud member for many years. I recommend them highly.

Lol you might as well write a check directly to wayne la pierre's suit closet.

 

[billtool]

Lol you might as well write a check directly to wayne la pierre's suit closet.

This subject never disappoints.

 

[Rhino]

These guys are the real deal, and they don't compromise.

 

[smittyb]

These guys are the real deal, and they don't compromise.

Agreed

 

[RoadRunner]

Lol you might as well write a check directly to wayne la pierre's suit closet.

Yep.

 

[Texasjack]

I'm a fan of TSRA, and I'm more than happy to ignore the people who feel like they have to crap on everything that gets posted. They'd bitch if you hung 'em with a new rope.

 

[benenglish]

What about GOA?

Unless something has changed that I don't know about, Rachel Malone is the full-time lobbyist for the GOA in Texas. Attend one of her seminars or just watch her in action and you'll gladly send money to the GOA. If someone wants to join a Texas-serving organization, that would be the top of my list.

FWIW, I'm an NRA Golden Eagle and a lifer with TSRA, SAF, and GOA. I might be a lifer with the FPC; I don't remember off-hand. I'm also a member of some state-based organizations in Florida, California, and elsewhere that are fighting specific legal battles. On the sporting side, I'm a lifer with IHMSA and GSSF and I'd add Shooting USA if they'd ever set up a Life Membership program.

I'm also an old-style lifer with the Whittington Center from back before they changed the rules requiring more money every year to continue to use the facilities. My old membership gets me everything on the rifle and pistol ranges for free, for life, without limits. I'd retire to Raton if it weren't such a pit of a town.

Moral of the story - Spread your support around. There are plenty of places to send money to support the 2A (and, I sadly admit, buy Wayne more suits).

 

[smittyb]

Unless something has changed that I don't know about, Rachel Malone is the full-time lobbyist for the GOA in Texas.

She is.
I liken LSGR to GOA, and TSRA to the NRA.

 

[benenglish]

I liken LSGR to GOA...

I went to their web page, their Facebook page, and their YT page.

• Their FB is private.
• I signed up on their web page.
  • This allowed me to access their podcasts and I listened to a some. The two most recent are particularly informative.
  • Otherwise, the site is pretty but not exactly dense with information.
  • Most of the site is behind their paywall, specifically including the member forum which I would find most interesting/informative.
• Their YT presence shows that they're trying lots of different approaches
  • They're not gaining much traction in that space but that's OK; every new channel struggles.
  • A sample of videos shows impressive effort in some ways but a lack of focus. There are videos with comedy for fund raising, testimony before legislators, news, product reviews, interviews, etc.
  • For the last year or so, their YT page and their podcasts have been mirrors of each other. Not every podcast is turned into a YT video but all YT videos are from the podcasts. That's changed since their podcast guy recently quit the organization and there's been no YT video production since then.

I'm on the fence about whether to send them my $60/year. Their main goals seem to be Constitutional Carry and fighting Red Flag laws and universal background checks. Does anyone here have any firsthand knowledge of their lobbying efforts and the efficacy thereof over the last couple of years? I think that would help me make a decision.

 

[Geezer]

Well, I signed up at LSGR and paid my $60 for a year. The payment went through and I can log in. But, I can't update my profile and preferences. I have sent an email for help with no response. Not having a good feeling about it, so far.