[RFI] Lawsuit

[Alan Beagley]

I am no fan of the NRA, but I guess that gun-owners' perception that
everyone is out to "get" them makes them realize the need for a united
front and a national representative organization.

I don't think hams realize how much of a threat BPL is and how much we
need a voice. Perhaps those who do not want to pay membership dues
should at least consider making a donation to the ARRL's Spectrum
Defense Fund. I am both a member and a donor (last year, and I'll
probably make another donation this year) to that Fund.

Alan AB2OS


On 04/29/04 09:14 am Don Allen put fingers to keyboard and launched the
following message into cyberspace:

> Although I may not always be in agreement with the league, the ARRL is 
> our only nationally organized voice.   One of the facts that makes the 
> NRA (National Rifle Association) such a strong voice, and lobby,  in 
> Washington is the particpation level.  I'm not a gun owner, nor do I 
> support many of the NRA's positions, but one can certainly admire the 
> organization.  Apathy does not enter into their vocabulary.  On the 
> other hand, apathy seems endemic among amateurs.