Today, 4-29-25, I emailed the following first to only [email protected] and then separately to CEO Hamlin, CCO Mensinger, Secretary Frazer himself, and along with every NRA director that I have a non NRA email address for. And yes, when emailing, I typed my name, address, and member ID in the subject line, as per proper procedure.
“NRA Board of Directors,
Per the NRA By Laws, As Amended January 7, 2023, on page 18, article v, section 2 (d), it states the roles of the secretary.
“The Secretary, under the direction of the Executive Vice President, shall have the following duties: (1) have charge of the archives of the Association; (2) attend to the proper publication of official notices and reports, attest documents, and perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office; (3) have such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and/ or the Executive Vice President; and, (4) shall be Secretary of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Committee on Elections.”
Secretary John Frazer has failed. The National Rifle Association does not have a functioning member to director communications system. All member to director correspondence goes through the Secretary’s office, yet, none of it ever reaches the directors.
It is undeniable that Secretary Frazer has control. Just look at an NRA magazine, for instance my May 2025 issues of ‘America’s 1st Freedom’, page 45, it offers to methods to communicate with the NRA Board of Directors. One is to mail the communications to NRA Office of the Secretary. The other option is to email, [email protected]. And it says to include your name, contract information, member number.
Yet, emails don’t get through.
NRA’s CCO Mensinger, clearly believes Sec. Frazer is in control of the system as evidenced by his emails to me, this one, sent April 9th 2025,
“Good morning,
I checked and was informed that the email address that you referenced does work and messages are received by the Secretary’s office. I believe emails addressed to specific Board members are forwarded, but responses cannot be guaranteed. It’s not uncommon not to forward every email to the Board, especially with spam and a large volume of emails. I managed the BOD email inbox at my last employer, and the Board only requested a summary of the relevant correspondence each quarter. However, I do agree that the Board or at least the Board leadership should be aware of relevant member issues, and perhaps we can improve the communications.
The Secretary plans on discussing the issue with the Board leadership on how and who should be informed on certain matters that are received in the BOD inbox. Also, we can at least implement an automated response in the short term, so the member knows it was received and the system is working.
So, I’m hopeful we can improve the communications going forward. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention.
Bob”And here, CCO Mensinger, emailed me, on April 16th, 2025,
“Sir,
As I mentioned earlier, I don’t intend to reply to a large email chain when you are asking me a question. There is no reason to include the Whittington Center and others in emails.
I offered to check with the Secretary to see if the BoD email address is working, and he informed me that it was (there was no investigation conducted; I just offered to check). I responded to you with what I was told. I interpreted that to mean it is operable. Whether the overall process is working well or not, I defer to the Secretary, who said he would discuss potential improvements.
I’m obviously aware of the Jury verdict.
There is no contradiction. The Portal is a different system and was included in section #4 of the Final Judgment (12/11/24).
Bob”So what does this mean? That Secretary John Frazer is failing to forward member to director emails. That’s part of his job, to forward communications. He’s failing. Also, need I remind you, Sec. Frazer was found…
“Jurors found that he made false statements in NRA filings, but there was no cause to remove him.”
Is this the sort of man the NRA Board of Directors wants as it’s Secretary? Apparently it does, despite promises to “reform”, the Board instead voted to rehire him.
However, in the above referenced NRA Bylaws, page 34, Article IX, Section 1, it lays out the process for removal of an officer “for good cause”. And it says, “For the purposes of this Article, “good cause” is set forth in Article III, Section 11 (b) of these Bylaws.”
On page 10, in Article III, Section 11 (b), it says “Any individual or organization member may be disciplined, suspended, or expelled for good cause, including but not limited to, any conduct as a member that is contrary to or in violation of the Bylaws of the Association” and “conduct disruptive of the orderly operation of the Association in pursuit of its goals” And among other things, “or willfully making false statements or misrepresentations about the Association or its representatives.”
And page 21, Article V, Section 3 (b), “Any officer elected by the Board of Directors who is is a salaried employee may be suspended with or without cause and with or without pay at any time by the Executive Committee by a three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote of the members of the Executive Committee present at any regular or special meeting. Such suspension shall be effective until the next meeting, either regular or special, of the Board of Directors. Any such Officer may be removed with or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors, by a three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote of the members of the Board of Directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. No vote on removal may be taken unless at least fifteen (15) days notice in writing shall have been given to the officer of the proposed removal and of any charges preferred (if the proposed removal is for cause) and of the time and place of the meeting of the Board of Directors at which such charges shall be considered. Notice of the time, place and object of such meeting with a full copy of any charges preferred shall be mailed to each member of the Board of Directors at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting. At such meeting, the officer whose removal is proposed shall be accorded a full hearing and may be represented by council.”
Article V, Section 4, on page 21, lists the process to fill a vacancy.
So ladies and gentlemen of the NRA Board of Directors, Secretary John Frazer must be removed as soon as possible, in accordance to the bylaws. He was found by a jury to have made false statements in NRA filings. He’s failed for years to maintain a functioning member to director communications system- it’s totally in operable. As you can see CCO Mensinger refuses to do anything about it the system, or Secretary Frazer. It’s about time the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors stops burying it’s head in the sand, and starts running the NRA. Above I’ve listed the means in which you can remove John Frazer as Secretary. How you all, a “reform majority” board voted to rehire him, is beyond me. But now, remove him, with cause! You have the power, if only you desire to use it.
Nicholas Olson”
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