NRA Oregonians for Freedom committee

RVTECH · Nov 9, 2022

Anybody hear of this organization? Apparently they were founded only in July and received a contribution from the NRA but failed to report it.

Did they ever 'do' anything materially in opposition of 114?

NRA committee to be fined for delay in reporting donation to campaign against Oregon Measure 114 gun control initiative

The NRA Oregonians for Freedom committee received the contribution from the NRA Political Victory Fund out of Fairfax, Virginia, on July 29, but didn’t report it until Nov. 1 -- far beyond the 30-day deadline.

www.oregonlive.com

orygun · Nov 9, 2022

I have no knowledge of them. But I also noticed the NRA didn't do squat to help us against 114.

I dumped my NRA membership about the time they didn't help out the Washingtonians.
Kinda hard for me to get behind anything with NRA in it anymore.

If anyone has information to prove me wrong I'd love to hear about it. Otherwise it seems like they left us holding the bag...

v0lcom13sn0w · Nov 15, 2022

the NRA is trash

Dust2Dollars · Nov 15, 2022

State web site has no listing of NRA Oregonians for Freedom committee.
Only one income source, the NRA???

Entity	Amount	Type	Date
Executive Eagles Advertising LLC	$6,417	Cash Expenditure ; Yard Signs	10/25/22
Rick Coufal- the only name listed??	$2,811	Cash Expenditure ; Mileage	10/18/22
Executive Eagles Advertising LLC	$1,916	Cash Expenditure ; Bumper Stickers	10/25/22
Masterprint	$1,614	Cash Expenditure ; Palmcards	10/25/22
i360	$1,430	Cash Expenditure ; Peer to peer text messages	10/14/22
i360	$1,430	Cash Expenditure ; Text Messages	10/25/22
NRA Political Victory Fund	$1,354	Cash Expenditure ; Reimbursement for postage	11/01/22
National Rifle Association of America	$1,275	Cash Expenditure ; Staff Time	10/18/22
National Rifle Association of America	$1,200	Cash Expenditure ; Reimbursed Filing Fee	10/25/22
Executive Eagles Advertising LLC	$1,091	Cash Expenditure ; Bumper Stickers	10/25/22

Estimated 21/22 Finances
Beginning Balance, 1/1/21	$0
+ Total Contributions	$25,864.99
+ Other receipts	$0
+ Loans received (exempt)	$0
+ Balance adjustments	$0
- Total Expenditures	$26,580.08
- Other disbursements	$0
- Loan payments (exempt)	$0
Estimated Cash Balance	$-715.09

solv3nt · Nov 15, 2022

orygun said:
I have no knowledge of them. But I also noticed the NRA didn't do squat to help us against 114.

I dumped my NRA membership about the time they didn't help out the Washingtonians.
Kinda hard for me to get behind anything with NRA in it anymore.

If anyone has information to prove me wrong I'd love to hear about it. Otherwise it seems like they left us holding the bag...

They didn't help on SB941 before that.

rob1516 · Nov 15, 2022

NRA can lick my sack

PiratePast40 · Nov 15, 2022

Oregonians for Freedom is the NRA group formed to fight 114, and Rick Coufal is the Oregon grass roots volunteer for the NRA. Most of the expenses listed are to reimburse Rick for the cost of advertising materials, travel, and fees. Don't know who will be paying the $8k in fines but you can bet the volunteer is the one that will be doing most of the work. But they did give him a nice plaque for volunteer of the year!

It's not unusual for large groups to form a sub group for specific campaigns. Don't know if it'll be NRA-ILA coming in with injunctions and lawsuits or if they'll form another group specifically for that.

orygun · Nov 15, 2022

rob1516 said:
NRA can lick my sack

I think we see things similarly. The NRA kept pestering me for money. LaPierre didn't have a problem spending it how he wished. Instead of helping us he was fleecing us.
One of the largest damn shames in this country, ever.

On another note, you don't hear left wing politicians saying crap about the NRA anymore, cuz they basically shot us in the feet.

Stomper · Nov 15, 2022

The thread title lost me at, "NRA".

F WLP, his $600 Italian shoes, and his $6k custom tailored Armani suits!

Bobbygun · Nov 15, 2022

You have to wonder if the NRA has written Oregon off. That was an awfully close vote. If the NRA had bothered to flex some significant muscle (cash) it could have made a difference. But then Italian shoes and Armani suits are pretty nice, or at least so I've heard.