How about a "Million Gunowners March"?

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Does anyone really think that the media would treat such a "march" as anything other than a riot of violent criminals wanting to kill children? The media will not show it for what it is, they would make us look like criminals, then LE would gas us, taze us and shoot us; and all the ignorant people would be glad that we are gone.



Do you really care what the MSM says or what they think?


C
 
not a march on Washington

Most folks can't afford the time or money to go to D.C., but most everyone can do the state capitol. We really want to get the attention of Congress as there are elections coming in two years and we must act very soon after the Inauguration. Politics decrees that unpopular acts be committed by the President early in the term far years away from re-election, Clinton went for the lifting of gays in the military right away.

I advocate signs, not open carry as that would be scary to sheeple and give the regime an excuse to stop it.
 
Yes, I think you're right. An armed-peaceful march could be very dangerous, simply because it would look very bad to the general (no gun owning) public.
 
I am for a march on Washington DC. I mentioned it in a gun store while talking about the issues with another customer. This black guy who was browsing the pistols in a case overheard me and had a subtle smile, knowing exactly what I was talking about. I agree with the aforementioned suggestion of waiting until it really becomes an 'issue' because right now the govt has plenty on its plate and doesn't need any help by us to be diverted away from the business at hand.
 
I think it's best to be proactive instead of reactive. We shouldn't wait until the anti-gun legislation hits the floor of the Senate. We should make our voices heard before they decide to do it.
 
I would be honored to march with all of you.

2 things though.

1. It may end up more like a 250,000 march the first time we did it, and

2. There would have to be some assurance that this would disintegrate into a riot or have signs or have signs with any threat of violence.
i would say open carry is a VERY bad idea.

That is how I had pictured it. A peacful un-armed display of affection for our 2A. A few hundred thousand wearing NRA clothing peacefulling 'touring' the city. Nothing against tourism is there. The choice to use CCW permits as ID (affirming non-criminal leagal citizenship) would just be a adder. I probably would suggest against actual carry just to keep the uneducated hysterical media at bay.
I think it's best to be proactive instead of reactive.
My thoughts exactly. I'm tired of hearing the old-timers, such as certain family members, sitting around complaining, using scare tactics to support 2A, encouraging everyone to join NRA, pointing fingers, blah, blah, blah, but have nothing but excuses for not organizing a pro-gun activist event. Just to pour salt in the wounds, they sound like a bunch of BITTER ole men that like to sit around the table and complain. DO SOMETHING.....
 
Oh Please

Unfortatenly there are several posters on this Forum who TALK but won't WALK. They posture and spout-off but don't put their $$$ and their free time into the effort to support the RKBA and actually wiin elections. I personally have contributed funds, knocked on doors, made calls, sent e-mails and promoted the 2nd Amendment by supporting the Party most likely to support us.

However, even with that the Democrats have won the election and plan to use their political clout and Congressional Majority to pursue their own goals as to firearm ownership. They will support a SUW (sport-utility weapons) ban, and what they call 'reasonable restrictions' on carrying.

Many of those who will whine about it are the same ones who didn't stand up and encourage others in their neighborhood & community to do the same.
 
I'm pretty sure the OP writer didn't intend for the people in the march to be armed. That would just be the height of stupidity. But I am all for an unarmed peacefull protest.

+1

You do it on my holiday break, and I'll go.

You might consider holding three, or perhaps four, such rallies simultaneously, for the sake of feasibility: Washington (his new home), Chicago (his old home), Denver, and either San Francisco or LA.
 
Is it just me, or is that millionriflemarch.com site down.. All I see is a Go Daddy ads page. Google still has it cached.

Why can't we organize a NRA or 2A type rally or demonstration. The GAYS organized a national Civil Rights demonstration in protest of PROP 8 in California (there was even one in KY) simply using email, MySpace and Facebook and are effectively getting it overturned.
 
Being in cross fire, Pink Pistol comment.

I'm in San Jose Ca, I'm the Pink Pistol coordinator, so I get to see two diverse groups in action.

Irregardless of how you feel on prop 8, it is a study in contrasts of how two different groups act.

For what it is worth, I feel that "Marriage" is a function of "God", not the state, as such, the state should not be issuing marriage licenses in the first place.

Gay Marriage is something that should never have went in front of any court in the first place, but what is done is done.

Prop 8 has motivated the LBGT community. They put out e mails and local rallies against prop 8 happened almost immediately. Most Gay people have jobs, they are not "professional protestors".

Now I compare them to gun owners who come up with "excuses" not to take action because of "fill in blank". The reality is only a small portion of "gun owners" are active in protecting "gun rights".

The Gays will overturn Prop8 because they are fighting for "their rights". They feel it is worth the effort and they aren't looking for someone else to do their battles.

This brings up the concept of the Washington rally. All across the country, gun and ammo sales are booming because people fear Obama will enact new gun bans, yet those same people who are spending large sums of money stocking up on arms and ammo, won't invest any time or money to potentiallly stop a ban from happening in the first place.

I believe a Million Gun Owner March is something that should be done, there is no reason why it shouldn't happen other than apathy or excuses.

This is something that will be planned out a few months in advance, plenty of time to make arraingements to take time of from work.

A all day event for gun rights would allow for massive networking among state and local grassroots gun rights supporters all across the nation.

With you tube, fox news and talk radio, internet bloggers, our message will get out. Liberals no longer have a media and information monopoly.

If you value your gun rights and you live within 200 miles of Wash DC, you are within a 3 to 4 hour drive to DC. It would be a one day commitment.

How many millions of people live within 200 miles of DC, maybe you guys know someone, maybe intimately.

How many gun owners within 200 miles, 10 million plus?

If you live within 400 miles, you probably will have to drive the night before or take special buses, say a 7 to 9 hour drive, still doable.

If would be a long drive back, your commitment, 2-3 days.

How many gun owners within 400 miles, 20 million plus.

Let's see, 600 miles, one complete day drive, one day at rally, drive back.
3 day commitment. Maybe 40 to 50 million gun owners.

Of course there is the rest of the country, a few hard core will fly in for the rally.

The bottom line is we have a larger base of people to draw from then any other group in the country.

The Gays got thousands of people out on short notice on Prop 8 rallies, if we matched their effort, we would have 10 million people in Wash.

For those of us who reside west of the Mississippi, we could help with donations.

Just my 2 cents.

NIcki
 
If it's done intelligently = nonviolent and most definitely unarmed. I'll be happy to fly in and March along.

Also on another note I have sold a few grips to Pink Pistols members mostly good folks.
 
I would definetely go. If it happened, it might just make Mr. Obama (I'm refusing to refer to him as the President, just can't do that) think twice before rubber stamping devastating gun controls.

More importantly, it might make Congress think twice before passing the manure in the first place.
 
Nicki,
Forgive me for my ignorance, Pink Pistols is a gay pro-gun group? Well, regardless of your agenda we are in the same boat now as far as the gun rights are concerned. Do you have connections with other pro-RKBA groups? Can you get other organizations on board as well? What we need is an established organization to sponsor the march. We as individuals can say that it is a good idea to rally but unless an effort is made to actually establish a date, get permits, get the word out etc nothing will happen.

Thank you for your involvement. Let's roll on it!
 
I agree that this is a little early for a march; however, there should still be planning taking place lest it become necessary. And who better to get the word out than the NRA?

I would absolutely fly to DC to participate.

What I'd RATHER do is help organize those here so that come time, several dozen cars / buses would congregate and head out. It could even be arranged so that we meet up with carpools in closer cities along the way, and suddenly you have several hundred vehicles decked out with banners and whatnot, pressing in on the capitol. Every bit as important as the national press a march would get is the local press in towns along the way.

Yes, full time jobs get in the way. But to gain press, defend my rights, and make a difference, I'd save up and take leave without pay -- if I didn't have enough vacation time.
 
If it happened, it might just make Mr. Obama (I'm refusing to refer to him as the President, just can't do that) think twice before rubber stamping devastating gun controls.

Sorry bro, but like it or not (I do not), he is our President-elect, and he is our leader. If there were a way around it, I'd be all over that, but as it is, he deserves our respect.
 
Million Musket March

Just a thought, since we're in the "discussion" phase . . .

Call it the "Million Musket March" and equip each marcher with a wooden "generic looking" dummy rifle, painted white. Could be made from a dowel and a piece of 1x4 or whatever.

Yeah, they're just "sticks" but those sticks are symbols.

Heck, if you wanted to, you could add a white canvas "bandolier" with red and blue sticks of chalk in the "cartridge" sleeves.

Anyway.

Just thinkin' out loud.

 
Sorry bro, but like it or not (I do not), he is our President-elect, and he is our leader.

I guess that makes him the head lemming, eh?


If there were a way around it, I'd be all over that, but as it is, he deserves our respect.

Really??? I wasn't all that aware that we're obligated to respect someone based solely on their title. He's done nothing to EARN my respect and therefore doesn't DESERVE it! All I owe any elected official is to operate within the boundaries of the law as well as I can, which I will do for the 4 years (or, God forbid, 8) BO is in office. Then, I'll continue to live with the laws of the land under another President, who may or may not have earned my respect. There's a difference between showing respect for an individual and actually having respect for an individual.

Sorry Ristmo, I'm not intending to flame you...there's just something about your premise that rubbed me the wrong way. This past election reminds me of when I was running for class president my Junior year of high school. At that time, I was exceedingly responsible, considerate, had an exceptional sense of duty, and I was at the top of my class. The guy I was running against really was the class doofus and had never done anything of value (still hasn't, by the way). To make a long story short, he won by promising all of our classmates pizza and more parties...and everytime I see BO, I see the class doofus!

Rant:eek:ff!
 
I like the idea; If there are to be fake "representative rifles",they need to have pistol grips and dummy high capacity mags. Since those features are both recognizable and threatened.

Also, we need to emphasize peace so that there is no tear gas involved. Maybe signs that say "peace sign" = AR-15 or something.
 
We may disagree with BO on positions, but he is has been clearly chosen by America.

Comparing him with your high school 'presidential-rival' is rather inane.

Sorry if i've gone off the high road.
 
We may disagree with BO on positions, but he is has been clearly chosen by America.

Comparing him with your high school 'presidential-rival' is rather inane.

Sorry if i've gone off the high road.

You're still high-road!!! I was surely off topic anyway and in a pissy mood last night. I still don't have any respect for the man other than he holds the title of POTUS, which doesn't count for much in my mind...he's just a man, no better than anyone else.

If the timing is right and I have the money to go, I'd be more than happy to march on Washington!
 
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