I've heard them speaking at the NH statehouse hearing on gun related bills. I got a good impression of them. $500 does seems a bit forward for a solicitation but, not unreasonable. I think the weekly NRA letter most people get likely has a donation checkbox of multiple amounts that include $500 (ie $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, etc). I'd be curious what they are looking to do with a $500 donation. Running newsletters and websites costs money but not likely $500 per member. I'm assuming they are looking to fund legal services. If I was going to give that much I'd want to know what it was going for. There are two other major groups in NH, GoNH and Pro-Gun NH. I think its good that there is more than one NH group because different ideas and tactics can originate from each of them. The antis will have more than one group to try to smear.