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10 G&A February 2020 | reAder blowbAck
EXACT SAME
In Garry James’ September
2019 “Gun Room” column,
he discussed the Peerless
bolt-action rifle in .22LR.
The safety is a little different,
but I am sure that it is
the same rifle as my Springfield
Model 53-B. They
were made between 1935
and 1948. These cock-onopening
single shots are
very accurate.
Jeff orr
Umpqua, oregon
HOW MUCH?
Regarding the present
officers of the NRA, I joined
the association roughly
70 years ago to protect
our rights and the Second
Amendment. Since then,
I have been an instructor
in most of NRA’s classes
including law enforcement.
I am also a chief
range officer and a training
counselor, and a benefactor
member. These facts are
pointed out only to show
that I have worked my
tail off to help others with
safety and competence
through NRA classes. I have
noticed that in all of the
NRA books and magazines
through the years, I have
never seen anything regarding
the money we pay our
officers. I was curious and
called the NRA trying to get
the information on wages.
I have been insulted, put
down and told that what
the officers are paid is none
of my business. I was also
made to understand that
those I could speak to were
there to prevent calls like
mine from going further. I
suppose the officers have
more important things to
do than to talk with me, but
I never got any farther while
trying for 3 years. Something
smells.
Joe M. ramsey
Milton Freewater, oregon
First, let me thank you.
You have been one of the
volunteers that has made
the NRA such a strong
force. As someone who has
invested time and money
into the organization, you
have a right to know where
your dollars are being
spent. According to various
media reports, CEO Wayne
LaPierre’s annual salary is
around $1 million, which
does not include other
compensation. In 2015,
LaPierre reportedly earned
a total of $5.1 million
that included a $4 million
special-employee retirement
payment. Josh Powell,
NRA’s executive director
of General Operations,
earns nearly $800,000.
Several other officers are
paid in excess of $500,000.
In fairness to these individuals,
I must note that these
are tough jobs in high costof-living
areas.
— K. Wood
TESTING RAINDROPS
About 6 years ago, I had
done the experiment
that Tom Beckstrand and
Dave Emary discussed
for Beckstrand’s column
“A Single Drop” in the
December 2019 issue. I was
thrown out of many sniper
forums for heresy! I have
a video at youtube.com/
watch?v=UusiTSu1tSU. It
isn’t comprehensive, but a