I would offer to those that are interested in defending the 2nd Amendment (aka gun rights) to join the following groups rather than the NRA :
- Gun Owners of America -
http://gunowners.org/and/or
Nat'l Association for Gun Rights -
http://www.nationalgunrights.org/or the other trusted org
Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership @
http://jpfo.org/I'm a member of the 1st and 2nd but revere all of the above. Rand Paul is 'associated' with NAGR as part of him being a Senator. Ron Paul was thoroughly in with GOA, either are top shelf for freedom lovers. Anyone can join no matter where they live. Authoritarianism in the US is prevented by conservative/libertarian gun groups in the US. Joining the NRA is like throwing your money away.