no , you'd be a supporter , a friend of the NRA 'avg guy' , 35 dollars [about] a year which is really nothing in the scheme of thing . No , no requirement to actually own a gun and for the 35 you get a choice of 1 out of 4 high quality monthly magazines through the mail or delivered online . Good interesting magazine full of history , current information and firearms news plus you get alerts through the mail or computer .