{"id":40,"date":"2019-07-15T00:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/07\/15\/the-old-guard-is-not-happy-and-marion\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:30:37","slug":"the-old-guard-is-not-happy-and-marion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"The Old Guard Is Not Happy And Marion Wants Us To Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5987,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SaveThe2A\\\/posts\\\/367963810581894?__xts__[0]=68.ARATwLPbgTzKDbgcZBPXM4xbWMUmzVCJncUK46FXjmfAJMrovRDu_s8vy1hPHtGgrPU6_Y22n80k3yRAw4hHY6asS5RTq2EurcjK9ZR8TEUnQe02nibDtYqv2gWqhNt_hPhJ16gNFBd2tDBxVKgTyZsvm7B9ECqyMHNZtdunTT4vI_KgxxfJzADfUHUOesu6nG_a0OuTf7UwDBb3d61aDpaMEjUipJZsxAjwBz8b0l-zhBsNOL4PD4CG3Omg4IO4S9CzcZQvXBfBevfpYhi7fVJbx8cP4jmR1wwIv59caXRzTn4RhuUgHX33ohqLYLfG14tW9WiE9VZS0v_X4uo&amp;__tn__=-R&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nMarion Hammer, former NRA president and WLP supporter extraordinaire, sent out a public email today that was posted to Facebook. She takes the position that the purges are the prerogative of the president and that those who got purged were &#8220;not professional&#8221;. What an utter crock of bullshit.<\/p>\n<p>Those purged &#8211; and especially those whose purge hasn&#8217;t been made public yet &#8211; are, on the whole, some of the most professional, most responsible, most cognizant of their fiduciary responsibility, and most serious about the Second Amendment on the whole board. That they are not toadies to Wayne and his posse says something about their dedication to the mission of the NRA which is the Second Amendment and not the preservation of Wayne&#8217;s job.<\/p>\n<p>Since Ms. Hammer chooses to include bloggers as those that have suspect motives, let me tell you mine with regard to the NRA. As an Endowment Life member I want to see a stronger, more pro-active advocate for the Second Amendment. Moreover, while I am a conservative\/libertarian, I want the NRA to focus exclusively on the Second Amendment and gun rights. I don&#8217;t care what your position is on abortion, I don&#8217;t care whether you approve or disapprove of the LGBTQ community, and I don&#8217;t care about hundreds of extraneous issues not related to the Second Amendment. I care about the Second Amendment. Period. Finally, as someone who has served as both an officer and on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization, I want to see a Board of Directors taking their fiduciary responsibility seriously and making the hired management subservient to them and not vice-versa. Unfortunately, it seems that the Board is subservient to Wayne and not the other way around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaveThe2A\/posts\/367963810581894?__xts__[0]=68.ARATwLPbgTzKDbgcZBPXM4xbWMUmzVCJncUK46FXjmfAJMrovRDu_s8vy1hPHtGgrPU6_Y22n80k3yRAw4hHY6asS5RTq2EurcjK9ZR8TEUnQe02nibDtYqv2gWqhNt_hPhJ16gNFBd2tDBxVKgTyZsvm7B9ECqyMHNZtdunTT4vI_KgxxfJzADfUHUOesu6nG_a0OuTf7UwDBb3d61aDpaMEjUipJZsxAjwBz8b0l-zhBsNOL4PD4CG3Omg4IO4S9CzcZQvXBfBevfpYhi7fVJbx8cP4jmR1wwIv59caXRzTn4RhuUgHX33ohqLYLfG14tW9WiE9VZS0v_X4uo&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Ms. Hammer&#8217;s entire missive and make up your own mind<\/a>. I&#8217;ve reprinted it below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>&#8212;&#8211;Original Message&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFrom: mphammer1 <br \/>\nTo: MPHammer1 <br \/>\nSent: Sun, Jul 14, 2019 12:06 pm<br \/>\nSubject: Committee Assignments<\/p>\n<p>DATE: July 14, 2019<br \/>\nTO: NRA Board Members and Friends<br \/>\nFROM: Marion P. Hammer, NRA Past President<br \/>\nRE: Committee Assignments<\/p>\n<p>Committee assignments are the prerogative of the President of the National Rifle Association of America. The assignment process is taken very seriously with meetings in person and even more meetings over teleconferences. I don\u2019t know of any NRA President who hasn\u2019t consulted with other officers and leaders before making the final selections.<\/p>\n<p>This year the process took longer because there were numerous discussions. To say that this year is unlike any other would be an understatement. The NRA finds itself under attack. These attacks are well funded. They are well coordinated. They come from noteworthy and powerful gun control advocates.<\/p>\n<p>But, they are not the only ones attacking the NRA. We are also under attack by one of our former vendors. These attacks have been particularly nasty and have played out in the press.<\/p>\n<p>And, it doesn\u2019t stop there. Some within our ranks &#8211; members of the NRA Board of Directors &#8211; have joined in these attacks. There have been leaks of proprietary and confidential information to the front pages of newspapers, websites and social media pages.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the board have a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of our Association. Yet, some have chosen not to do so. When given the opportunity to speak their minds, silence was chosen. And now, after the time to be heard in an appropriate setting has passed, the agitation continues. That is truly unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p>We must now move on. Those who truly care about the Second Amendment and Freedom will move on. The NRA has real work to do. We have significant challenges &#8211; the 2019 elections and of course the pivotal 2020 elections. Let\u2019s not forget, we must get through these politically motivated witch hunts in New York and now the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Some board members were, in fact, stripped of their committee assignments. I know that was a hard decision. But, we stand behind it. I went through it myself in 1997 and it was the right thing to do. Some have made reference to a \u201cnaughty\u201d and a \u201cnice\u201d list. But it\u2019s actually more of a \u201cprofessional\u201d and \u201cnot professional\u201d list. There are 76 of us. We don\u2019t expect all of us to march lockstep. But, we must will hold steadfast that board members must act in a professional manner. That is a non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>To those who are seeking facts, it is recommended that you review our legal documents &#8211; including the attachments &#8211; all available in the public arena. If you have trouble accessing these documents, simply request them and they will be emailed to you. Using news stories, a blog or social media post or relying on leaks to form your judgements only means that you\u2019re forming your opinions based on the viewpoint of the author. Who knows what their motives may be?<\/p>\n<p>There are also numerous well-informed board members who have taken the time and made the effort to learn the facts rather than rely on falsehoods and gossip. Reach out to them \u2013 it is your duty and in the NRA\u2019s best interests that you inform yourself of what the NRA is really facing and what the NRA is really doing about it.<\/p>\n<p>As I said earlier, these committee assignments are \u2013 and always have been \u2013 the prerogative of the President. Those who didn\u2019t get an assignment might want to consider whether or not they want to help us save the Second Amendment or continue on a course detrimental to NRA and our mission. The decision is ultimately theirs.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marion Hammer, former NRA president and WLP supporter extraordinaire, sent out a public email today that was posted to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[112,12,113],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-marion-hammer","tag-nra-board-of-directors","tag-purges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11895,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/11895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}