Best Answer: A regular 1 year membership is $35 but you can get one for $25 through several sources >as stated above<. The normal cost of a life membership is $1,000. If you have a family member who has an NRA life membership they can buy you a Legacy life membership for $300. You mention the AK-47, it's inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov was a member of the NRA(believe it or not)