Obviously at this point everything is a rumor but I've been told the ATA plan if they get to stay is to raise campsite fees and vendor fees. Currently, I believe I paid over 4 grand for ten years. Now they want to raise to 625 per year and hit the vendors with a 15% increase. Do you shoot the current supporters or try to find ways to increase participation. I have already decided not to renew but that has to do with age. I feel if this is true it will be a big mistake, driving more shooters away.
The big suckers were the taxpayers in the State of Illinois. They subsidized shooting for millionaires with increased debt. The membership paid the price with 20,000 saying adios.