P R E S S R E L E A S E
May 18, 2000 6 PM MDT
Emmett, Idaho
Father's Day Event Planned to Counter so called "Million Mom March".
50 MILLION ROUND MARCH
A "50 Million Round March" is being planned for Father's Day 2000 in support of 2nd amendment rights and to counter the so called "Million Mom March" that was held on Mother's
Day which advocated more and stricter gun control measures.
The purpose of the event will be for fathers and their families, friends and neighbors, to get together at shooting ranges all over the nation and simultaneously fire over 50 million shots, or
"rounds", as a statement in support of the right to keep and bear arms for all law abiding citizens. At each event, letters will be written to the congressional representatives, senators,
governors and the President informing them of the participants attendance and their insistance that infringements on this constituional right cease. In addition, as a momento of the event,
the participants will be including either one of their used targets with their letters, or two spent cartridges in a mailer box with their letters.
One of the principle organizers of this event, Jeff Head from Emmett, Idaho, related the following reasons he got involved with such an event,
"The efforts to further infringe upon our 2nd amendment rights to self defense and firearms have been escalating in the recent months. A veritable chorus of voices are
being presented to us by political pundits and the main stream media in an effort to convince us that it would be "best for the children" to further restrict firearm use
and sales to honest, law-abiding citizens.
History is littered with the ashes of societies and peoples who have bought into this unsubstantiated and foolish claim. Firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens in
this nation save the lives of many, many more innocent people than they take ... orders of magnitude more. Common sense dictates that the best time to defend one's
self is while being attacked. Criminals have no respect for law, life or liberty ... and they will not wait upon the response to 911.
Responsible firearm ownership and use are one of the great hallmarks for American liberty and our unprecedented peace and prosperity as a people."
The effort, officialy starting up on Tuesday, May 16th, had already garnered the support of a number of Conservative Web Sites, Gun Shops, and Conservative Media outlets. In addition,
in its first two and one half days of operation, the temporary web site for the event has taken over 15,000 hits.
The temporary internet site which has been set up for this even is located at :
The 50 Million Round March
http://www.myplanet.net/jeffhead/50MRMarch
By the end of the weekend, the effort will have it's own domain at www.50mrmarch.com.
May 18, 2000 6 PM MDT
Emmett, Idaho
Father's Day Event Planned to Counter so called "Million Mom March".
50 MILLION ROUND MARCH
A "50 Million Round March" is being planned for Father's Day 2000 in support of 2nd amendment rights and to counter the so called "Million Mom March" that was held on Mother's
Day which advocated more and stricter gun control measures.
The purpose of the event will be for fathers and their families, friends and neighbors, to get together at shooting ranges all over the nation and simultaneously fire over 50 million shots, or
"rounds", as a statement in support of the right to keep and bear arms for all law abiding citizens. At each event, letters will be written to the congressional representatives, senators,
governors and the President informing them of the participants attendance and their insistance that infringements on this constituional right cease. In addition, as a momento of the event,
the participants will be including either one of their used targets with their letters, or two spent cartridges in a mailer box with their letters.
One of the principle organizers of this event, Jeff Head from Emmett, Idaho, related the following reasons he got involved with such an event,
"The efforts to further infringe upon our 2nd amendment rights to self defense and firearms have been escalating in the recent months. A veritable chorus of voices are
being presented to us by political pundits and the main stream media in an effort to convince us that it would be "best for the children" to further restrict firearm use
and sales to honest, law-abiding citizens.
History is littered with the ashes of societies and peoples who have bought into this unsubstantiated and foolish claim. Firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens in
this nation save the lives of many, many more innocent people than they take ... orders of magnitude more. Common sense dictates that the best time to defend one's
self is while being attacked. Criminals have no respect for law, life or liberty ... and they will not wait upon the response to 911.
Responsible firearm ownership and use are one of the great hallmarks for American liberty and our unprecedented peace and prosperity as a people."
The effort, officialy starting up on Tuesday, May 16th, had already garnered the support of a number of Conservative Web Sites, Gun Shops, and Conservative Media outlets. In addition,
in its first two and one half days of operation, the temporary web site for the event has taken over 15,000 hits.
The temporary internet site which has been set up for this even is located at :
The 50 Million Round March
http://www.myplanet.net/jeffhead/50MRMarch
By the end of the weekend, the effort will have it's own domain at www.50mrmarch.com.