Writing letters work
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2damnold4this
New member
Good idea
Technosavant
New member
Great news, SIGSHR!
People, get to writing. Don't just panic buy, spend efforts to make panic buying an unnecessary shopping spree.
People, get to writing. Don't just panic buy, spend efforts to make panic buying an unnecessary shopping spree.
Aguila Blanca
Staff
For those contemplating contacting their congresscritters, or other elected officials:
It used to be, and I suspect it is even more true now, that real, snail mail letters counted about twice as heavily as other modes of contact. I guess the thinking is that, if someone takes the time to write or type out a letter, address an envelope, put a stamp on it and mail it ... the issue must be important to them. Other forms of contact, such as fax, phone, or e-mail, are undeniably faster and easier -- and for that reason don't count as much.
If you write (by whatever medium): keep it short. Remember, your congresscritter is NOT going to read your letter. Some minimum wage letter opener drone will open and read your letter, and will then put a check mark in a column on a tally sheet for that issue. So -- open your letter by CLEARLY stating your position. Then write a brief paragraph or two explaining your views. Close by re-stating your position.
That's it. If it's too long, they just ignore it.
It used to be, and I suspect it is even more true now, that real, snail mail letters counted about twice as heavily as other modes of contact. I guess the thinking is that, if someone takes the time to write or type out a letter, address an envelope, put a stamp on it and mail it ... the issue must be important to them. Other forms of contact, such as fax, phone, or e-mail, are undeniably faster and easier -- and for that reason don't count as much.
If you write (by whatever medium): keep it short. Remember, your congresscritter is NOT going to read your letter. Some minimum wage letter opener drone will open and read your letter, and will then put a check mark in a column on a tally sheet for that issue. So -- open your letter by CLEARLY stating your position. Then write a brief paragraph or two explaining your views. Close by re-stating your position.
That's it. If it's too long, they just ignore it.
Warrior1256
New member
I agree about writing AND calling. I have already called my two senators and my congressman.
Letter Writing
I personally work for a congressman and I can tell you we are not minimum wage paid drones. We actually read as many comments as we can. My congressman cares about what his constituents care about and a major part of my job description is reading feedback from constituents. Please contact your congressman. They care about your opinion so please write your congressmen!
I personally work for a congressman and I can tell you we are not minimum wage paid drones. We actually read as many comments as we can. My congressman cares about what his constituents care about and a major part of my job description is reading feedback from constituents. Please contact your congressman. They care about your opinion so please write your congressmen!
Glockstar .40
New member
already wrote my senators
johnwilliamson062
Moderator
look at why CTD shut down. They had a reasonable explanation I don't doubt. THey were overwhelmed with orders and had to make an emergency stop so they could update inventory and catch up on shipping.
My representeatives are on the poles for this issue so writing letters doesn't do me any good. I send athank you every year or so to the pro-gun ones.
Sen. Brown is hopeless though.
My representeatives are on the poles for this issue so writing letters doesn't do me any good. I send athank you every year or so to the pro-gun ones.
Sen. Brown is hopeless though.
Double Naught Spy
New member
Yes, much more so than boycotts which don't seem to accomplish anything ever other than generating numerous threads on gun forums. Letter writing is much more proactive and visible than the passive aggressive sort of boycotts where the goal is to do nothing with the company in hopes that the company changes its mind on the given issue. To date, not a single 2A boycott I have tracked has produced any positive results with in corporation, but letter writing does seem to at least sometimes have a positive benefit.
Armorer-at-Law
New member
Given the HUGE volume of sale experienced by almost all other retailers in this industry during those same days, this is a very credible explanation. That, and that they may have wanted to adjust their prices before their entire inventory was depleted at the existing prices. Neither is an "anti-gun" or "less-than-pro-2A" reason.