{"id":34683,"date":"2024-09-14T02:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T02:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34683"},"modified":"2024-09-14T02:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T02:29:28","slug":"running-as-a-petition-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34683","title":{"rendered":"Running As A Petition Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First things first. I am on the ballot for the 2025 NRA Board of Directors election thanks to being nominated by the Nominating Committee. However, I am also seeking to be on the ballot by petition for two reasons. First, nomination by petition means I&#8217;m on the ballot thanks to the rank and file members. This is very important to me and, if elected, that is who I plan to represent. Second, being double nominated will give me an advantage in a very crowded field. You have 39 people on the ballot thanks to the Nominating Committee with potentially another 12-14 solely added by petition. If Judge Cohen so rules, it could be even more than this 51-53 candidates. I need to stick out as something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time will realize, I have learned more than I ever wanted to know about the issues facing the NRA as well as too much of the &#8220;dirt&#8221; that has tainted an organization for which I once had great respect. I have a better feel for the issues facing the survival of the NRA than most and certainly more than those on the Board who have been consciously and blissfully ignorant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, I need your help to help me reach the 398 signatures of voting members goal. I stand at about 200 signatures plus or minus as of today. There may be more out there that I don&#8217;t know about but these are what I have on hand or will have on hand shortly. If you are attending a gun show in the next week or so, please bring my petition to gather a few signatures. If you have a gun club meeting, please bring a copy or two of the petition. If you have family members who are voting members, ask them to stop by and sign my petition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My petition is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/John-Richardson-NRA-Petition-Form-Landscape-2024-2025-5.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of John Richardson NRA Petition Form Landscape 2024-2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0d6ea6e5-4e7b-4f7d-b329-c077b773ae2d\" href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/John-Richardson-NRA-Petition-Form-Landscape-2024-2025-5.pdf\">John Richardson NRA Petition Form Landscape 2024-2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/John-Richardson-NRA-Petition-Form-Landscape-2024-2025-5.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0d6ea6e5-4e7b-4f7d-b329-c077b773ae2d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am attaching a copy of my resume. I prepared it for the Nominating Committee to emphasize my business experience. I&#8217;ve done a lot of stuff in my 67 years in both business and academia which I think would be relevant to serving on the Board of Directors. My experience is somewhat different than many other candidates in that not a competitor but rather a collector of mostly milsurp curios and relics. Both are needed by the Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JPR-Resume.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of JPR Resume.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a66f697b-2881-4458-b343-9dba09487c76\" href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JPR-Resume.pdf\">JPR Resume<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JPR-Resume.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a66f697b-2881-4458-b343-9dba09487c76\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also attaching a short bio that I put together for a gun club in Pennsylvania. I emphasized the hunting aspect in that along with using a crossbow to take my first deeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-Richardson.NRA-Bio.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of John Richardson.NRA Bio.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5318280c-b384-44be-ae7f-d8b1f6df7799\" href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-Richardson.NRA-Bio.pdf\">John Richardson.NRA Bio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/John-Richardson.NRA-Bio.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5318280c-b384-44be-ae7f-d8b1f6df7799\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am taking a chance by posting my address here but it will make it easier for you to return the petition. Please send to me at 11 Sunview Circle, Arden, NC 28704. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to thank everyone who has previously sent me a signed petition. It is greatly appreciated! Now to finish strong down the home stretch.. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First things first. 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