Jeff Knox, the firearms rights firebrand and executive director of Firearms Policy Coalition, just dropped his endorsements for the 2026 NRA Board of Directors election, and it’s a clarion call for Voting Members to shake up the entrenched old guard. In a no-holds-barred piece, Knox urges a write-in vote for Charles Rowe—a battle-tested 2A warrior who’s no stranger to the NRA’s internal wars—as a direct rebuke to the status quo. He’s also spotlighting a slate of outsider candidates for the three-year terms, including names like Phil Journey and others who’ve proven their mettle in the trenches of gun rights advocacy. This comes against a backdrop of unprecedented chaos: a wave of high-profile resignations, whispers of financial mismanagement, and power struggles that have left the once-mighty NRA looking like a battered battleship taking on water.
Knox’s move isn’t just a ballot guide; it’s a strategic Molotov cocktail lobbed into the heart of the NRA’s sclerotic bureaucracy. With the organization still reeling from Wayne LaPierre’s ouster and ongoing legal bloodbaths, these endorsements signal a grassroots insurgency aimed at reclaiming the board for real 2A fighters rather than D.C. insiders and corporate schmoozers. Rowe, in particular, represents the kind of unapologetic leadership that could pivot the NRA from endless infighting to laser-focused lobbying against Biden-era regs and state-level gun grabs. The implications for the broader 2A community are massive: a revitalized NRA could supercharge national efforts on suppressors, reciprocity, and constitutional carry, but a fumbled election risks further irrelevance, handing ammo to anti-gunners who love watching the association eat itself alive.
For NRA Voting Members, this is your Alamo moment—ignore the endorsements at your peril, or rally behind Knox’s picks to forge an NRA 2.0 that’s leaner, meaner, and unbreakable. The 2026 ballot isn’t just about board seats; it’s a referendum on whether the NRA rediscovers its soul or fades into a relic. Check Knox’s full list, verify your voting status, and let’s turn the tide—because in the fight for the Second Amendment, half-measures get you disarmed.
