"For a long time, I thought I could effect change within the NRA best from the outside. After observing both stages of the New York trial, I came to the conclusion that changes could not be left to either the NRA establishment nor to a well-intentioned judge in the New York trial. It became time for me to step up and take a stand, by running for the Board. It goes without saying that the NRA needs to get its finances in order, and it needs to be a nimbler, leaner, less bureaucratic organization that concentrates on training, outreach, and, most importantly, advocacy for the Second Amendment. I want to see the NRA cooperate - not compete - with other 2A organizations. I have seen in my home state of NC how the NRA killed permit-less concealed carry because they didn’t write the bill. Moreover, when a leader in a national gun rights organization notes he never sees ILA lobbyists in the halls of Congress, you know something is wrong. This must stop! Cooperation means a more efficient use of resources and will allow the NRA to expand its reach in both 2A litigation and advocacy."

John Richardson has been a Life and Endowment Life Member of the NRA since 2010. He is a Life Member of the 2^nd Amendment Foundation and Dallas Safari Club. He is also currently a Staff Writer for Firearm News and a Certified Firearms Instructor.

Before this, he served as a financial advisor, investment advisory representative, and financial planner to individuals and groups in the healthcare, higher education, and governmental markets. At his retirement from that industry in 2022, he had responsibility for over $100 million in client assets at various groups.

Mr. Richardson is also the Editor and Writer of No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money Blog which he started in 2010 after the conclusion of the NRA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. He has written and/or edited over 6,700 posts on firearms, Second Amendment litigation, conservative politics, civil rights, the firearms industry, the SHOT Show, Gun Rights Policy Conference, NRA Annual Meetings, and many other issues. Have had over 3 million visitors and approximately 6 million page views.

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