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The basis on what we gun-owners need to know and follow is found right in the story of the “Three Little Pigs”. As you know the Big Bad Wolf came along and blew away the house made of straw (England), then he went along and blew away the house made of sticks (Australia), then he huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed again and couldn’t blow away the house made of bricks (USA).
So with a very simple story that’s really where we stand in the USA. Our brick house is thanks to the Bill of Rights, the NRA (and other orgs.) and the freedom-loving patriotic American gun owner citizens that we are. Even way back during WWII Japan was advised NOT to attack the USA mainland because “there is a rifle behind every blade of grass”. Wherever our enemies are now (domestic and foreign), they have to know this even today.
However, with a strong enough wind our brick house could blow away. Let’s never get complacent with that notion. There is nothing wrong at all with us strengthening or adding to our brick house and being able to repel the damage from some sudden burst of wind.
What can we do from our home? Here are some ideas.
#1 Do something, take on a task that strengthens 2A in your community. Don’t rely just on your legislators or a gun org. to help. Get involved, and be proactive. Do something, never solely rely on others
#2 Vote, always vote in every election. Even if you have to hold your nose to vote, or even if "your guy" didn't make the cut. We are their bosses, and voting is the opportunity we give them to “renew their job with us or not”. Vote as if they work for you......because they do!
#3 Youth are our 2A future. Get involved with a youth shooter group. Teach the safety, respect and knowledge they need to know about firearms. If there is a neighborhood kid who might be raised by a single parent, get permission and help them out. By all means invite the parent also. You never know that kid might one day carry a big 2A banner for us. Females are our future too, never forget about helping them getting started as a new gun owner.
#4 Wasting breath on an anti-gunner is probably just an exercise in wasting breath. Fence-sitters are another matter and they are worth our time and effort. Their minds aren’t yet closed and usually open to being educated. Invite them to your range. Help them out.
#5 Be a good 2A representative by being a safe and responsible gun owner. Demonstrate that you are safe, serious, and knowledgeable. No gun-slinging and bold talk. Just set a good example and be a good role model.
#6 Wear some pro-gun stuff. I read sometimes that it might “give me away to some bad guy, then he’ll get the drop on me”! In weighing this idea I believe we can do a better job in promoting 2A. No doubt there is another type of bad guy out there known as the gun-grabber and truth be told we face them every day. I’ve made an effort to wear something pro-gun nearly every day, probably since Sandy Hook. I’ve never had anyone say anything negative to me, and BG’s aren’t following me around trying to get the drop on me. Now I’m not talking about wearing a t-shirt that says stuff like, “Kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out” and I’m not talking about dressing like Rambo. Personally I wear a plain looking NRA cap, or I’ve got some gun shirts advertising some gun store, and I’ve got some pro-gun shirts that comes from various pro 2A orgs. I’m not a walking billboard, but I’ve got that pro-gun message with me, and I make sure it’s a quality message and “look”. I’m proud to wear my stuff, I think it’s effective and that it’s worth doing. Wearing it for the first time in public, sort of reminds me of carrying concealed for the first time. You think everyone is looking and pointing at you. Most people are oblivious. If you are uncomfortable with it, don’t worry about it, focus on something else here you can be comfortable with.
#7 Join local, state and national gun orgs. There are strength in numbers. I know, I know……I know all about the junk mail, scare tactics, phone calls and solicitations. They are trying to wake up the apathetic voters and members and you probably aren’t one, but they probably don’t know that. There is no pro-gun organization that can satisfy 100% of the members 100% of the time. Don't let that be an excuse to not join or contribute. Ask yourself this, overall would we be in a better or worse 2A position with or without the NRA? Gifting memberships to others is a great idea, and I’ve kept all of my memberships current since Sandy Hook, and intend to continue. Friends of the NRA probably have a yearly banquet near you, they are essentially a dinner with a speaker and raffle fundraiser. I enjoy going, in fact at the last one I bought an entire table and invited family and friends. They raise a lot of money, the one’s I’ve gone to are well-attended. By the way if we are ever burdened with some gun laws that we despise, the gun org dues you’ve saved by not joining, will pale in comparison to the bad legislation we gun owners could suddenly face
#8 Gun shows. The gun-grabbers don’t like gun shows, that’s more the reason for me to attend and support them. Right now I’m heavily involved in helping a non-profit group put on a gun show. I don’t make a penny on it, in fact it costs me money and time to do it, the little profit they make does go for good causes, and I especially like that. It also gives me great pleasure to see all the people attend and tell me they had a good time. It’s my way of thumbing my nose at the gun-grabbers.
#9 Support with money or time a pro-gun candidate. Times have changed and today our single vote is not quite enough, we’ve got to do more! We’ve got to get out there and hustle votes for the candidates that we need. Getting the right people in place goes a long ways in curtailing the winds that can blow on our brick houses.
#10 For our local, state, or national legislators write those letters, send those emails and ring their telephones. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Don’t ever be discouraged in not writing an anti-gun legislator, you may not change their postion, but you might curtail some of their wind. If they don’t hear from you, then they think you are asleep at the wheel, and just blow harder. Most legislative offices keep up with how the phone calls and letters are polling. We always need to be a part of those numbers.
** If you feel like this post is worthy, pass it along to other forums, and/or amend it here to make it better, but by all means do something **
So with a very simple story that’s really where we stand in the USA. Our brick house is thanks to the Bill of Rights, the NRA (and other orgs.) and the freedom-loving patriotic American gun owner citizens that we are. Even way back during WWII Japan was advised NOT to attack the USA mainland because “there is a rifle behind every blade of grass”. Wherever our enemies are now (domestic and foreign), they have to know this even today.
However, with a strong enough wind our brick house could blow away. Let’s never get complacent with that notion. There is nothing wrong at all with us strengthening or adding to our brick house and being able to repel the damage from some sudden burst of wind.
What can we do from our home? Here are some ideas.
#1 Do something, take on a task that strengthens 2A in your community. Don’t rely just on your legislators or a gun org. to help. Get involved, and be proactive. Do something, never solely rely on others
#2 Vote, always vote in every election. Even if you have to hold your nose to vote, or even if "your guy" didn't make the cut. We are their bosses, and voting is the opportunity we give them to “renew their job with us or not”. Vote as if they work for you......because they do!
#3 Youth are our 2A future. Get involved with a youth shooter group. Teach the safety, respect and knowledge they need to know about firearms. If there is a neighborhood kid who might be raised by a single parent, get permission and help them out. By all means invite the parent also. You never know that kid might one day carry a big 2A banner for us. Females are our future too, never forget about helping them getting started as a new gun owner.
#4 Wasting breath on an anti-gunner is probably just an exercise in wasting breath. Fence-sitters are another matter and they are worth our time and effort. Their minds aren’t yet closed and usually open to being educated. Invite them to your range. Help them out.
#5 Be a good 2A representative by being a safe and responsible gun owner. Demonstrate that you are safe, serious, and knowledgeable. No gun-slinging and bold talk. Just set a good example and be a good role model.
#6 Wear some pro-gun stuff. I read sometimes that it might “give me away to some bad guy, then he’ll get the drop on me”! In weighing this idea I believe we can do a better job in promoting 2A. No doubt there is another type of bad guy out there known as the gun-grabber and truth be told we face them every day. I’ve made an effort to wear something pro-gun nearly every day, probably since Sandy Hook. I’ve never had anyone say anything negative to me, and BG’s aren’t following me around trying to get the drop on me. Now I’m not talking about wearing a t-shirt that says stuff like, “Kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out” and I’m not talking about dressing like Rambo. Personally I wear a plain looking NRA cap, or I’ve got some gun shirts advertising some gun store, and I’ve got some pro-gun shirts that comes from various pro 2A orgs. I’m not a walking billboard, but I’ve got that pro-gun message with me, and I make sure it’s a quality message and “look”. I’m proud to wear my stuff, I think it’s effective and that it’s worth doing. Wearing it for the first time in public, sort of reminds me of carrying concealed for the first time. You think everyone is looking and pointing at you. Most people are oblivious. If you are uncomfortable with it, don’t worry about it, focus on something else here you can be comfortable with.
#7 Join local, state and national gun orgs. There are strength in numbers. I know, I know……I know all about the junk mail, scare tactics, phone calls and solicitations. They are trying to wake up the apathetic voters and members and you probably aren’t one, but they probably don’t know that. There is no pro-gun organization that can satisfy 100% of the members 100% of the time. Don't let that be an excuse to not join or contribute. Ask yourself this, overall would we be in a better or worse 2A position with or without the NRA? Gifting memberships to others is a great idea, and I’ve kept all of my memberships current since Sandy Hook, and intend to continue. Friends of the NRA probably have a yearly banquet near you, they are essentially a dinner with a speaker and raffle fundraiser. I enjoy going, in fact at the last one I bought an entire table and invited family and friends. They raise a lot of money, the one’s I’ve gone to are well-attended. By the way if we are ever burdened with some gun laws that we despise, the gun org dues you’ve saved by not joining, will pale in comparison to the bad legislation we gun owners could suddenly face
#8 Gun shows. The gun-grabbers don’t like gun shows, that’s more the reason for me to attend and support them. Right now I’m heavily involved in helping a non-profit group put on a gun show. I don’t make a penny on it, in fact it costs me money and time to do it, the little profit they make does go for good causes, and I especially like that. It also gives me great pleasure to see all the people attend and tell me they had a good time. It’s my way of thumbing my nose at the gun-grabbers.
#9 Support with money or time a pro-gun candidate. Times have changed and today our single vote is not quite enough, we’ve got to do more! We’ve got to get out there and hustle votes for the candidates that we need. Getting the right people in place goes a long ways in curtailing the winds that can blow on our brick houses.
#10 For our local, state, or national legislators write those letters, send those emails and ring their telephones. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Don’t ever be discouraged in not writing an anti-gun legislator, you may not change their postion, but you might curtail some of their wind. If they don’t hear from you, then they think you are asleep at the wheel, and just blow harder. Most legislative offices keep up with how the phone calls and letters are polling. We always need to be a part of those numbers.
** If you feel like this post is worthy, pass it along to other forums, and/or amend it here to make it better, but by all means do something **
