Tom and Marilee King

Dear NRA Members...

I am honored to serve as a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors but I need your help to be re-elected and finish the work we have started. I hope this web site highlights the reasons I am asking for your support and communicates some of the accomplishments achieved through hard work and cooperation between the media, the NRA and the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.

New York is the media capital of the world and as the media goes, so goes the nation. We have made progress in forging strong allegiances with some of the major media outlets. Favorable articles appear in the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Sun and on occasion the "Old Gray Lady" herself The New York Times. The importance of media influence can not be underestimated - as Bill Clinton proved, perception is reality.

We identified George Pataki as a RINO candidate and exposed Chuck Schumer's attempt to portray himself as a friend of the hunter and shooter. We attacked Mayor Bloomberg's attempt to export his gun control scheme nationwide and labeled it as extortion of the small FFL dealer (who is unable to defend himself). Most importantly, we labeled Hillary Clinton as a Carpet Bagger who has done nothing but attempt to build up her image at the expense of New York State and the Nation. Since 2000, we have stopped all anti-gun and anti-hunting legislation and helped pass national legislation protecting firearms manufacturers. Other legislation allows police officers to carry anywhere in the nation and protects your firearms from confiscation during times of national emergency.

In 2002, with the help of the Wall Street Journal, we won the battle against Gov. George Pataki and reinstated the shooting sports in the Empire State Games. In 2004, with the help of the NRA-ILA, the media and the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association's statewide email alert system, we defeated proposed legislation for statewide renewable pistol licenses and increased fees. In 2006, also with the help of NRA-ILA, we were successful in passing legislation allowing 14-21 year olds to practice and compete with handguns under the supervision of an NRA instructor, parent or guardian.

We have successfully elected pro-gun candidates to state/ local offices, national office while unelecting anti-gun incumbents. We're no longer satisfied with considering blocking bad legislation as a victory. Last year the NRA and NYSRPA (as the NRA State Affiliate) went on the offensive. In the coming months we will be proposing more pro-gun legislation that will repeal onerous laws while expanding the right to concealed carry.

My support of the Second Amendment is absolute and not negotiable. I believe that every law-abiding citizen of the United States has the right to keep and bear the firearm of his choice, wherever and whenever he so chooses.

Please support me in my re-election campaign. Thank you,

Tom King