bestdefense357
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At the risk of being flamed, I think we should look at what we can learn from the MMM. While I totally disagree with their goals, I have to give them credit for achieving their objectives. What can the pro-gun movement learn from them?
(1) Emotion/passion. For too long, our side has been bogged down in arguments about the 2nd Amendment, statistical analysis, and political statements that leave non-gun-owners with glazed-over eyes. While I believe that all of these are necessary, it is my long-held belief that we must fight emotion with emotion. If we don't, I'll guarantee you we're going to lose. Look at what happened when a (for once) truly passionate Wayne LaPierre attacked President Clinton for "blood-dancing" on victims of gun violence. It made people stop and think and re-evaluate their positions. That's the only time I've ever seen LaPierre show any passion at all, and it worked.
We should make a massive effort to get the national media to do stories on victims who fought back with guns and won. I'm scheduled to be on ABC radio Wednesday, and I plan to make that appeal to the ABC news wonks. I would like to see the NRA set up a speaker's bureau of armed victims who defended themselves to speak at everything from the Rotary club to Frontline, and all points in between. I plan to approach the NRA about doing this. Once I write my letter to them, I will publish it here, and I'd like to see other NRA members write similar letters.
(2) Public relations/media. The Million Moms (well-connected as they were), played their public relations card to the hilt. Their media reps pushed the march and built it into a sort of grassroots soccer mom fashion statement. Now, all of a sudden, its kewl to be anti-gun.
We HAVE to find a way to break the barrier that the news media has placed in front of us. The only way to do that is through passion and emotion, similar to LaPierre's statement about Clinton. I don't have all the answers here, as the media is obviously prejudiced against us, but we all saw what happened with K-Mart and Rosie. We must figure out a way to get the self-defense message heard.
(3) Act/react. As always, the pro-gun movement was a reactionary force. By that, I mean, we waited for the Million Moms to organize, then we organized a smaller counter-demonstration. Pro-gun legislators wait until an anti-gun bill is presented, then try to fight it down.
What usually happens is that part of the bill gets passed, and the pro-gun legislators declare a major victory because the whole bill wasn't passed. Of course, in the next session, the same thing happens--ever wonder where the 22,000 gun laws came from?
We need to develop a strategy for winning, not aways react to outside events (although, of course, that is sometimes necessary).
Any suggestions or comments will be welcome.
Robert http://www.ocala4sale.com/bestdefense
(1) Emotion/passion. For too long, our side has been bogged down in arguments about the 2nd Amendment, statistical analysis, and political statements that leave non-gun-owners with glazed-over eyes. While I believe that all of these are necessary, it is my long-held belief that we must fight emotion with emotion. If we don't, I'll guarantee you we're going to lose. Look at what happened when a (for once) truly passionate Wayne LaPierre attacked President Clinton for "blood-dancing" on victims of gun violence. It made people stop and think and re-evaluate their positions. That's the only time I've ever seen LaPierre show any passion at all, and it worked.
We should make a massive effort to get the national media to do stories on victims who fought back with guns and won. I'm scheduled to be on ABC radio Wednesday, and I plan to make that appeal to the ABC news wonks. I would like to see the NRA set up a speaker's bureau of armed victims who defended themselves to speak at everything from the Rotary club to Frontline, and all points in between. I plan to approach the NRA about doing this. Once I write my letter to them, I will publish it here, and I'd like to see other NRA members write similar letters.
(2) Public relations/media. The Million Moms (well-connected as they were), played their public relations card to the hilt. Their media reps pushed the march and built it into a sort of grassroots soccer mom fashion statement. Now, all of a sudden, its kewl to be anti-gun.
We HAVE to find a way to break the barrier that the news media has placed in front of us. The only way to do that is through passion and emotion, similar to LaPierre's statement about Clinton. I don't have all the answers here, as the media is obviously prejudiced against us, but we all saw what happened with K-Mart and Rosie. We must figure out a way to get the self-defense message heard.
(3) Act/react. As always, the pro-gun movement was a reactionary force. By that, I mean, we waited for the Million Moms to organize, then we organized a smaller counter-demonstration. Pro-gun legislators wait until an anti-gun bill is presented, then try to fight it down.
What usually happens is that part of the bill gets passed, and the pro-gun legislators declare a major victory because the whole bill wasn't passed. Of course, in the next session, the same thing happens--ever wonder where the 22,000 gun laws came from?
We need to develop a strategy for winning, not aways react to outside events (although, of course, that is sometimes necessary).
Any suggestions or comments will be welcome.
Robert http://www.ocala4sale.com/bestdefense