What have you done for freedom today?
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AllanHampton
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I applaud everyone on their efforts in speaking out, organizing rallies, writing letters and making phone calls, etc. I wrote letters for many years and from that experience I concluded I was doing nothing more than begging.
The only true powers We, the people, have in/over government are the vote, jury duty and the gun. The power of jury duty is all but gone and the power of the vote lame (at best) from political rhetoric. Rhetoric is otherwise known as brainwashing.
A couple of questions every citizen should find the answer for themselves. What is a Republic? What is the purpose of the government of this Republic? What is the purpose of the vote? I hope the readers have the proper answers or find them. A good place to start is arming yourself with proper information is: constitution.org
The only true powers We, the people, have in/over government are the vote, jury duty and the gun. The power of jury duty is all but gone and the power of the vote lame (at best) from political rhetoric. Rhetoric is otherwise known as brainwashing.
A couple of questions every citizen should find the answer for themselves. What is a Republic? What is the purpose of the government of this Republic? What is the purpose of the vote? I hope the readers have the proper answers or find them. A good place to start is arming yourself with proper information is: constitution.org
1)Called my 2 Senators and my Rep.
2)Wrote letters to them also for good measure.
3)Called NRAILA and griped about compromises. They assured me that they are now firmly against Juvie Justice Bill.(I had threatened to resign membership a while back)
4)Started a draft of a "Letter to Editor"
AllenHampton : no real offense, but bite me. Some of us haven't given up on the country yet and I'm tired of listening to those who have. Granted, we're fighting against tough odds but the political battle isn't over yet. I, for one, am not ready for an "escalation" of the type you seem to suggest. One day that time (god forbid) may come, but it is not here now.
5)Blew off some steam on a hapless soul who probably didn't deserve it; but ticked me off by suggesting that I'm wasting my time in my efforts.
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life mem. NRA and ticked off at NRA compromises
The only difference between men and boys...
is the cyclic rate of their toys.
2)Wrote letters to them also for good measure.
3)Called NRAILA and griped about compromises. They assured me that they are now firmly against Juvie Justice Bill.(I had threatened to resign membership a while back)
4)Started a draft of a "Letter to Editor"
AllenHampton : no real offense, but bite me. Some of us haven't given up on the country yet and I'm tired of listening to those who have. Granted, we're fighting against tough odds but the political battle isn't over yet. I, for one, am not ready for an "escalation" of the type you seem to suggest. One day that time (god forbid) may come, but it is not here now.
5)Blew off some steam on a hapless soul who probably didn't deserve it; but ticked me off by suggesting that I'm wasting my time in my efforts.
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life mem. NRA and ticked off at NRA compromises
The only difference between men and boys...
is the cyclic rate of their toys.
AllanHampton
New member
animal, I simply told you my experience in writing letters to the elected and my conclusions on that subject. I'll wager I have more experience in that area then you do too. It is a fact though that citizens have absolutely no power in/over government, nor the elected, other than the vote, jury duty and the gun. I suggested using the vote rather than begging. I fail to see how the truth of voting would offend anyone.
Obviously you have some reason for writing your elected. What could you rightly ask the elected for other than for them to honor the oath of office? Isn't that what they are elected to do? And if they do not honor their oath of office then you should not vote for them anymore.
If you have any trouble understanding what I am saying then I suggest study up on the purpose of the government of this Republic. Here is a good place to start: constitution.org
Obviously you have some reason for writing your elected. What could you rightly ask the elected for other than for them to honor the oath of office? Isn't that what they are elected to do? And if they do not honor their oath of office then you should not vote for them anymore.
If you have any trouble understanding what I am saying then I suggest study up on the purpose of the government of this Republic. Here is a good place to start: constitution.org
This year I have:
Sent letters to 32 committee members in the state during their legislative session. I received real nice responses from the 6 pro gun reps, and some keep me updated.
Had 2 pro gun (what else) letters to the editor published.
Worked at 2 gun shows getting people to sign letters to their reps (it's amazing how many people will not - why are they at the show to begin with?).
Took both of my nephews who live in the area shooting. Will try with some other nephews and neices this summer for our annual get together.
Forwarded countless e-mails with polls and gun-related topics to a list of interested people.
Educated freinds, who are not really anti-gun, but were uninformed, that semi-autos are not machine guns.
Acquired more guns!
Will attend the SAS-AIMM event.
Will try to think up more things.
This post has some good suggestions from many people. Thanks.
Sent letters to 32 committee members in the state during their legislative session. I received real nice responses from the 6 pro gun reps, and some keep me updated.
Had 2 pro gun (what else) letters to the editor published.
Worked at 2 gun shows getting people to sign letters to their reps (it's amazing how many people will not - why are they at the show to begin with?).
Took both of my nephews who live in the area shooting. Will try with some other nephews and neices this summer for our annual get together.
Forwarded countless e-mails with polls and gun-related topics to a list of interested people.
Educated freinds, who are not really anti-gun, but were uninformed, that semi-autos are not machine guns.
Acquired more guns!
Will attend the SAS-AIMM event.
Will try to think up more things.
This post has some good suggestions from many people. Thanks.
Every day I do a little somthing. I carry concealed illegally, I buy firearms through individuals, and encourage civil disobedience to everyone I know. We should all practice civil disobedience and non-violent/ non-cooperation. This is the only way that we will prevail.
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Find out just what the people will submit to and you've found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows or with both.
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
Frederick Douglass, Aug 4 1857
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Find out just what the people will submit to and you've found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows or with both.
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
Frederick Douglass, Aug 4 1857
One of the greatest things we should continue to do, and do more of, is teach newbies to shoot and get them involved in speaking out as well. More voices help out quite a bit. And it's an excuse to go to the range a bit more than normal!
It's not very expensive when you use a .22 and reloaded .38s. It's fun to watch them learn.
Getting them involved in the fight is the main objective.
It's not very expensive when you use a .22 and reloaded .38s. It's fun to watch them learn.
Getting them involved in the fight is the main objective.
Today, I signed up to sponser somebody into the GOA. If you wish to do the same, here's the thread http://www.thefiringline.com:8080/forums/showthread.php?threadid=27056
Take care,
Son
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Take care,
Son
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Haven't really done much yet (only fought off the liberal brainwashing back in January or so, bout the same time as my 18th birthday too), but I've talked to a few friends about my views on gun ownership, how studies show that gun control doesn't work, how Waco was covered up (speaking of which if anyone has links that would lead me to a site with good info about some of the practices of the Branch Davidians, I'd appreciate it. A lot of people are still buying the government drivel about illegal weapons, kidnapping, etc.), etc. Haven't made a convert yet, but I've at least gotten them to think about it instead of just acting on emotion and ideology. We live in pretty good neighborhoods and being in an IB program (kind of like Advanced Placement courses that are set to an international guideline) means that we're surrounded by people with great minds which also means that we're sheltered from "normal" students. When some of them go off to college and get some more exposure to reality, then they might think back about what I've said and join us. Thanks to great history teachers, they're also probably more likely to see the threat of a government with too much control (one seems to be either a neo-conservative or libertarian, possibly both, while the other has various relatives that had to deal with either the Nazis or the Gulag and is an NRA member.)
Wish I could be there for the SAS march, but alas I'm in the middle of IB and AP exams and might have problems getting transportation.
I've done some work on a pro-gun and knife web page (yes, I migrated over from Bladeforums
) but lack of time is a problem. Originally was supposed to be a summary of Nation of Cowards and a few other articles, wound up turning into something bigger, and now I want to back it up with research . . .
Probably should start reading the Washington Post just to write letters to the editor anytime a gun article is run in that liberal playground.
It's an uphill battle that's fought a day at a time. You might not be able to convert some of the ones that simply refuse to listen (the 'net has an interesting tendency to make people more confident in their beliefs) but most people will stop to think about what you have to say.
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"I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care."
Simon Yu
Wish I could be there for the SAS march, but alas I'm in the middle of IB and AP exams and might have problems getting transportation.
I've done some work on a pro-gun and knife web page (yes, I migrated over from Bladeforums
) but lack of time is a problem. Originally was supposed to be a summary of Nation of Cowards and a few other articles, wound up turning into something bigger, and now I want to back it up with research . . .Probably should start reading the Washington Post just to write letters to the editor anytime a gun article is run in that liberal playground.
It's an uphill battle that's fought a day at a time. You might not be able to convert some of the ones that simply refuse to listen (the 'net has an interesting tendency to make people more confident in their beliefs) but most people will stop to think about what you have to say.
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"I look at it this way . . . If it gets any worse I'll be too dead to care."
Simon Yu
Haven't done much today other than telling clients not to open ILOVEYOU email.
This past weekend was a different story.
My eight year old was taught to shoot. He started the day with a pellet gun, moved up to a single shot .22, a semi-auto .22, and ended up the day shooting a full auto Thompson.
All in all a good intro to shooting.
This past weekend was a different story.
My eight year old was taught to shoot. He started the day with a pellet gun, moved up to a single shot .22, a semi-auto .22, and ended up the day shooting a full auto Thompson.
All in all a good intro to shooting.