This isn't about that at all. And it's certainly not directed at your buddy personally. Maybe he's/they're doing excellent work...
But if the people you're serving aren't being made aware of your successes and future challenges, then you can't expect them to go search out all the hard work...
I wonder if David realizes the NRA-ILA has been lackluster at best when it comes to communicating and engaging with its members. Even if the message is clear and concise, when every new point is coupled to a plea for more money it's all the same message: please donate more.
Nobody's paying...
In the last couple of years, I found something way better than newspaper while working on engines and transmissions - PigMat:
https://www.newpig.com/absorbent-mats/c/100
They're a single color so it's harder to lose small parts. Durable and don't fall apart when soaked, though they're not...
Personally, this is the key point of the case.
There can be arguments made for buying multiples of the same model, selling wherever, not *knowing* the buyer was prohibited, etc...
But when a past buyer calls back with a list, including multiples of the same model(s), on multiple occasions, and...
Honest question: do you believe that applies to all constitutionally protected rights?
e.g. freedom of speech / religion, self incrimination, due process, etc...
I was a fan until they stopped paying journalists and simply reprinted stories off the wire.
Poor delivery AND lack of original content? I don't need to pay for charcoal starter.