Million Man March...?

This may be helpful that others are gathering at a gun control event not backed by the NRA! The NRA at the White House and We the People else where!
 
GeeJ, good thinking. Most LEO's here in NC do not fear armed citizens. A cop I go to church with says it eases his mind to know that he may get unexpected help in some bad situation. Numerous others have told me they do not fear us.

Since getting my permit & carrying, I have been hit twice in auto accidents, been witness to several others, reported job site crimes & talked with LEO's riding by a few of my late night jobs. I have disclosed over a dozen times to cops that I was carrying. Not a one had an issue with it.

From many posts on this forum, I see that cops in some states are not like that. Seems to be mostly northeastern states that police may see themselves as more a part of the ruling elite and think citizens have no need or right to carry. I think cops in my state largely see themselves as part of the community and that policing is just what they do for a living. They take it seriously and all, but do not abuse their power. There are exceptions of course.
 
Big public demonstrations (marches, sit-ins, protest rallies, etc) are an effective tool if your agenda appeals to those who do not have regular employment. Past examples are the movements to Save The Whales, End Commercial Logging, Protest a War, Protest Wall Street. If your agenda appeals to college students and the un-employed, a street protest is a good tool. I am not trying to disparage college students (I was one once) or the unemployed. But those people can't donate money to lobbing groups, they can't donate to election campaigns, so the only way to make their voice heard is by demonstrating.

If the Government were trouncing the rights of Golfers, NFL-season-ticket holders, Boaters, Scuba-Divers, or Equestrians, I seriously doubt that a protest demonstration would be effective, because all of these people would tend to be gainfully employed with busy lives. The same is true for firearms enthusiasts... A hundred million people may own a gun, but the number of enthusiasts is smaller, and gun enthusiasts tend to have an income generating job or profession..... It is not that easy to just "march on washington". It is a lot easier to make phone calls, write letters, and donate cash to the cause...
 
~1000 Supporters Show Up in St. Paul, MN

I attended a rally at the Minnesota state capitol today. I would estimate that there was close to 1000 people there, and it's the dead of winter. One of the local news channels later reported that "dozens of pro gun rights supporters showed up at the capitol today to..." Dozens. Nice way to report a pure false hood. They just can't accept that there's grass roots support for the right to keep and bear arms.
 
Guys and gals: please remember the first letter in NRA stands for NATIONAL. State and local rallies fall under grass roots organizations. The NRA/ILA is busy giving Washington legislators heck. Also, in states like North Carolina remember that it is quite unlawful to show up on state government property with arms--concealed or not. Below are two related stories and the address for Grass Roots North Carolina, one of the best of the best. We wouldn't have CCH today without them.

http://www.centurylink.net/news/rea...ion=1&lang=en&_LT=UNLC_NKNWU00L1_UNEWS&page=1

http://www.grnc.org/grnc-alerts-arc...ment-freedom-rally-rescheduled-plan-to-attend

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Or every gun owner not show up for work one day. That might slow things down a bit!
Citizen declaring national gun day! Like Christmas in the old days, Nothing was open!
 
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