News I was a proud member of the NRA. These days, I think about the moment they lost me forever. August 9, 2019Ross K. Baker, Opinion columnistComments Off on I was a proud member of the NRA. These days, I think about the moment they lost me forever. As a kid, I compared my NRA membership to being a Boy Scout or a member of 4-H. Revisiting the NRA as an adult, I was shocked by what I saw.