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2025 NRA Board Elections
Who Is Seth Haan Really?
I wrote about the troll Seth Haan the other day because of his attack on Jeff Knox. An astute reader who took the time to go back through some of his posts on the 24 Hour Campfire Forum noticed something interesting. Look at the next few screen captures and see if you see it.
You will notice “Seth” consistently used the first person plural when referring to the Board of Directors as well as the old guard’s slate of candidates. As in, “the recent reforms we supported” and “we need to keep our members”, etc.
Is “Seth” a mere pen name or nom de plume for a member of the Board of Directors that is supporting the cabal? If you were talking about others in a group that didn’t include yourself, you would use “they” or the third person plural and not “we” which is the first person plural.
“Seth” consistently ignores requests to identify himself in the various forums. There is never something like “I’m just a concerned member” or the like. He did say he had met a number of Board members at events put on by the NRA and, interestingly enough, SAF.
It is obvious that “Seth” doesn’t like Jeff Knox as he once again attacked him in a post on the Smith & Wesson Forum today. As for those of us running on the reform slate, you can see for yourself his opinion of me and my fellow reformers.
If I were an opportunist, I would have sucked up to the old regime years ago so as to get on the Board and get rewarded with African safaris for my loyalty. As it is, my two trips to South Africa last year were paid for out of my own pocket and I consider it money well spent. I guess I just don’t know how to properly play the role of an opportunist.
So if you are reading this “Seth”, let us know who you really are. Enquiring minds want to know.
Sign The Official Envelope!
This important reminder comes from the Falls Township Rifle & Pistol Association.
They have this important advice:
The biggest gains that can be made for reform leadership are through NRA voting members who don’t typically vote. If you’re recruiting from the ranks of new or infrequent board election voters, don’t let them get caught up in the thousands of ballots that get tossed out each year as invalid.
Aside from arriving late and casting too many votes, “No Authentication” is a top preventable mistake made with ballots that will keep them from being counted.
Letter On Electioneering
A letter went out today to the Board of Directors signed by Bob Barr, Bill Bachenberg, Mark Vaughan, and Doug Hamlin concerning statements that cross the line when it comes to campaigning for the Board. I don’t know what precipitated this letter nor do I know if it is aimed at any one in particular. It could just be a general warning letter to Board members to “keep it clean”.
That said, it could be aimed at the reform slate for daring to call the old guard or Wayne’s enablers the “cabal” and urging voters not to vote for them. Conversely, it could be aimed at the troll named “Seth Haan” who I called out for his attack on Jeff Knox.
I will say that I’ve tried to be objective in my push for the reform slate which includes me. Likewise, it is my considered opinion that there are some running to keep their Board seats whose past behavior makes them unworthy of your vote and I stand by that.
It is time to replace what has long been a passive Board with an activist Board that will work to reform, rebuild, and rejuvenate the NRA. That can only come from electing the slate of reformers found at ElectANewNRA.com. I might add Mark Shuell to the list as he has been endorsed by Jeff Knox.
If you are a voting member and have not yet voted, I would encourage you to do so ASAP. If you have been disgusted by the grifting of the past and just turned your back on the NRA, I say to come back and help make a positive change. Voting participation in the past has been atrocious and that has worked to the cabal’s advantage. Now is the time to change that!
Below is a copy of the letter sent to the Board:
Beware Of Trolls
Someone by the name of Seth Haan has been promoting the old guard or cabal ticket on a number of firearms forums. These include ArfCom, the 24 Hour Campfire Forum, and the Smith & Wesson Forum. He is usually a new member of the forum and no one seems to know who he is nor does he answer questions regarding his identity. His posts usually start off by reposting something NRA President Bob Barr wrote that appeared on Ammoland.com.
Seth or whoever he really is has been openly mocked as a troll on all of these forums. The usual response is “any list the has Bob Barr on it will never get my vote.” Many then go on to ask who Jeff Knox or Tim Knight has endorsed. Other responses to Seth will also suggest going to ElectANewNRA.com and voting for the reform slate.
It is one thing to be a troll supporting the cabal. However, it is another thing when that transforms into a diatribe about Jeff Knox who he characterizes as “a bitter old man.” The diatribe is below:
Jeff Knox frequently starts his attack on his fellow Board members with “This is not some sort of personal vendetta.” and launches on an attack full of ridiculous claims . Of course it is a personal vendetta. He’s been on a crusade to get revenge against NRA and certain board members ever since he and others were not elected to the NRA Board by the voters over 25 years ago.
Most of what Jeff Knox says is distorted, inaccurate, innuendo, speculative and in some cases even ridiculous. This is why the voters gave him and his cronies the boot in the late 90’s.
He claims that NRA has been a failure for the past 20 years. Where is the evidence? NRA spent over $60 million to help get Donald Trump elected in 2016 and now we have a pro-Second Amendment majority in the Supreme Court. Was that a failure? NRA helped elect numerous successful pro-gun candidates in federal, state and local elections over the past 20 years. NRA helped pass numerous pro-gun laws. Where is the failure?
Knox is acting like a democrat propagandist. He blames board members for nonexistant “failures over the past 20 years”. Its all just gaslighting, bloviating, fear mongering.
One of Knox’s more ridiculous statements was his suggestion that the NRA should have fired its attorneys right in the middle of the New York court case! Yes, during the actual negotiations to conclude the case against NRA, Jeff Knox supported firing NRA’s attorneys! What was his reason? To save NRA money in legal fees!!!
And what would have happened to the NRA if it had actually fired its attorneys? It would have had to hire new attorneys at a great cost to the NRA to have new attorneys come up to speed. Unless maybe Jeff was figuring that NRA should have gone into court nekkid as a jaybird, before God and everybody, without any attorney at all?
And now Jeff Knox has the temerity to post his ridiculous attack on board members who opposed firing NRA’s attorneys during the actual court proceedings. He actually expects you to not see through this nonsense.
Jeff Knox is just a bitter old man, desperately seeking revenge for events that happened a quarter century ago.
I’m going to be blunt. Seth Haan or whoever the troll really is can go fuck himself. Jeff has been a friend for many years. He has stood like an Old Testament prophet while being despised and scorned for telling the truth year after year. In 2019, he accurately foretold what would happen if the Board circled the wagons, defended Wayne, and tried to muddle through.
Jeff was absolutely correct that Bill Brewer should have been fired long ago. After Judge Cohen took dissolution off the table, it was time to seek a settlement. I sincerely doubt that any settlement reached at that stage would look much different that what was contained in the Final Order. The difference is the NRA would have saved much of the $200 million spent on Brewer and his colleagues. This is money that could have gone towards rebuilding the Training Department to educate all the new Covid-era gun owners. This is money that could have gone into 2A litigation. The list goes on.
I have gotten off topic a bit. My intent was to warn you about a nasty troll pushing the cabal. However, when this troll attacked Jeff, I could not let that pass without a response.
I’ve Been Busy!
For a guy who doesn’t like the sound of his own voice on a recording, I’ve been busy. By my count, I’ve done five radio shows or podcasts in the last few weeks. They all were talking about my run for the NRA Board of Directors as well as the rest of the reform slate found at ElectANewNRA.com.
The first was a segment of Eye on the Target Radio with Rob and Amanda. In this case, it was just with Amanda. We recorded this before she left for the SHOT Show.
Next up in order of recording was with Weer’d Beard of the Assorted Calibers Podcast. Weerd and I go way back in the gun blogosphere. I think I first met Weerd in 2011 at the NRA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. His Weer’d World blog has been around even longer than mine. My interview about my run for the Board is found in Episode 330. We also did another short segment that appears on Episode 331 on the impact of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Cleanup is underway and full rebuilding will take years.
The next day attorney Alex Ooley and I recorded Episode 166 of his Forge of Freedom Podcast. We discussed a range of things including the upcoming Board election, the divide between the old guard and the reformers, the impact of the New York trial, and the need for transparency at the NRA.
The penultimate podcast I appeared on was The Firearm Trainers Podcast with Rob Beckman. Again, we discussed both my candidacy and the full reform slate of candidates. Rob always ask the question of all his guests on what you have changed your mind about or would have done differently. You’ll have to listen to the podcast to get my answer.
The final podcast was an interview with John Crump on his John Crump Live podcast. I will note that we had some audio difficulty as John’s regular producer was not available and we recorded the episode somewhat off the cuff. The first portion of the hour dealt with the NRA, its problems, and my run for the Board. The second portion had us discussing everything from hunting in Africa to a lawsuit in North Carolina against the sheriff of Mecklenburg County.
I want to thank all the hosts for having me as a guest and allowing me to discuss my candidacy for the NRA Board of Directors. Their efforts to get the word out should go a long way to helping us elect a “New NRA”.
It Is Time To Vote
If you are a voting member of the NRA you should have received your ballot by now. If not, see my post on how to report a missing ballot and how to request it be replaced. Given the USPS, you still may want to give it a few more days.
In the meantime, here is a reminder.
Vote and encourage your friends who are voting members to vote. I can’t count how many people I’ve spoken with who are Life Members who have never voted.
The Complementary Spouse and I filled out our ballots today and they will be in tomorrow’s mail. Remember the deadline for receipt is April 6th. I thought it was the postmark date but the ballot specifically says receipt.
Mailing A Free Magazine Saves NRA Members Over $100,000
If you are a voting member of the NRA and get your magazine in the mail, you know that the February issue contained your official ballot to vote for the Board of Directors. However, if you normally subscribe to a digital edition on one of the official NRA magazines, you may have expected to receive your ballot by First Class Mail.
Not this year!
All voting members who subscribe to a digital version of the official NRA magazines will receive or have already received a paper copy of the February magazine. Don’t toss it aside as just another magazine that came in the mail as it contains your official ballot to vote for the Board of Directors!
NRA Publications staff did an analysis on the cost of sending ballots given the rise in USPS First Class postage. The cost of sending a 1 ounce letter has gone from 68 cents in February 2024 to the current 73 cents. This was a 7.3% increase from 2024. NRA staff found that by switching to mailing the ballot in a complimentary printed copy of the magazine that they would save over $100,000.
Kudos to the Publications staff for doing this analysis and saving members this significant amount of money. It is my hope that all other departments within the NRA are adopting this budget conscious approach to expenses. The more they save, the sooner the organization will be back on a sound financial footing.
To reiterate: all official ballots this year will come in a paper copy of the official NRA magazine regardless of how your normally subscribe to the magazine.
Endorsed By Tony Simon
I am honored to be endorsed for the NRA Board of Directors by my friend Tony Simon. He is one of the leaders in the 2A movement in New Jersey. His 2A4E Diversity Shoots bring new people into the fold and that is what is needed especially in a state like New Jersey.
I want to thank Tony for the endorsement!
Ballots have started to arrive in mailboxes around the country. I have heard from friends in Texas, Alabama, and New Jersey who have received their ballots. The Complementary Spouse and I are still waiting on our magazines with the attached ballots.
If you are a voting member of the NRA, vote! We cannot change the NRA from its old ways unless enough people who are eligible vote. In most years, the percentage of eligible voters is less than 5%. Even municipal elections for dogcatchers and coroners do better than that!
What To Do If You Don’t Receive Your NRA Ballot
Ballots for the 2025 NRA Board of Directors election should be arriving this week in the official journals (Am Hunter, Am Rifleman, Shooting Illustrated, and America’s First Freedom). For those who take the magazine in digital format, you should be receiving your ballot in the mail.
However, what should you do if neither the magazine or the ballot arrives? I asked NRA Secretary John Frazer this question and here is his answer.
Any issues involving damaged or potentially lost ballots should be reported to the regular Membership phone number at 1-800-672-3888. One of the staff there will take a full report so that we can assess each situation individually.
As you correctly note, especially early in the process, people should wait a couple of weeks before reporting their ballots as lost. The mail does get backed up from time to time. If the current run of weather continues, we can probably expect more delays.
The one thing to remember is that you can only vote for 28 candidates. This includes the two write-in candidates – Charles Brown and Paul Babaz. Any votes over that amount will spoil your ballot and cause it to not be counted.
We are encouraging voting members to vote the entire slate found at ElectANewNRA.com. The rationale has changed from bullet voting as has been urged in the past. The new rationale of voting a full ticket of 28 reformers is to close any opportunity for one of the old guard aka Friends of Wayne aka the cabal to slip back into office. If your conscience doesn’t allow you to vote for any one particular candidate on the reform slate, I might suggest Mark Shuell as an alternative candidate. I have spoken with Mark and his heart seems in the right place. He is not part of the cabal’s list of endorsed candidates.