How about a Million Gun March?

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...unless it involves a shooting at the rally of course...

Yeah, exactly. I wouldn't worry as much about the media's distortion of the coverage as about the possibility that one or two armed wingnuts out of several hundred thousand 2nd A supporters might do something really stupid and thus completely blacken the event's mission and implications for us and everybody else. And believe me, that's all it would take.
 
I'm not sure some of you understand D.C. Years ago I used to work in that bizarre place, so allow me to give you the benefit of that perspective.

Demonstrations and rallies take place on the Mall EVERY DAY. Not all of them are deemed newsworthy.

Some of them are even pretty big, yet get no press coverage.

We could show up a quarter million strong, and get no time on the news whatsoever. It's happened before.
 
Hold the March in Arlington, across the river from DC. Viriginia has reciprocity with many states for ccw.

If you just want to tie up traffic and be a pain, March at Reagan National Airport as Congress is finishing up and going on recess; keep them from being able to get to their planes to leave town.
 
It's difficult to get a lot of people to travel long distances to congregate for these types of demonstrations. And as has been said, in a town like D.C. demonstrations go unnoticed every day. Perhaps more convenient and to better effect might be this idea. We organize locally and nationally. Each group in their local area ties up a capitol or a main city like New York City or their local largest airport. Each local demonstration organized in concert with other localities across the nation to occur at the same time (time zone adjusted) on the same day. That way people are more likely to show up in larger numbers. Also, they can ignore the event in one location (like D.C.) but surely many other locations will get plenty of media coverage.

But everybody would need to be cool and level-headed. This is a peaceful demonstration. Like the observations above, we don't need any fringe nut jobs blowing it all by doing something stupid.
 
Definitely not carrying, even empty holsters would be seen as threatening

Why are you afraid to threaten our new leaders who quickly declared Iraq an "unwinable quagmire" thereby giving comfort to the enemy during time of war?

They need to clearly understand, Australia gun ban utopia ain't happening here without a real fight!

--wally.
 
Good Point Colt...... 2 Year ago group I belong to put 30,000 Boots On The Ground at the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon.... We had absolutely zero msm coverage But the 10,000 we countered the msm was all over them

State demo's can become very effective if done right and enough of them the Messiah will start to take notice...... here in NC we are fixing to have a rally at the state Capital and it looks like we will have a good draw from virginia but on this one we already have a established network from an other .org....

so if your a couple hours drive from RDU come help us @

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I would rather see a general protest march by people who want everyone in Congress, except the newly elected/appointed, to resign. Those 535 morons have just about ruined this country. This would generate 10 times as many marchers. You could still have your 2nd amendment protest as an offshoot.
 
I think that a march is a great idea, it shows people that we are offended by the legislature, and when NOT armed, it shows that we are not a group of peoples that are stricken nude without an armament.

I don't think you are supposed to carry at organized events like that either... I don't carry though. I know sporting events are a no no.


ANYWAY

it's a good idea.
 
Has anyone suggested this to the GOA?

If it were to be organized by the Gun Owners of America, the media couldn't slant it as badly if we didn't get the anticipated turn-out. Also, if we did get the expected turn-out the anti-gun politicians are keenly aware that the GOA is smaller than the NRA--that may strike some fear for their careers...
 
We worry too much about bad press. The majority of the media has it's opinion formed already, so there will not be much swaying them or their coverage to our side. But the effects of being seen, even in a negative light, as one group, united and strong, can certainly change the opinion of those both on the fence and against us. It is easy to pick on the weak and divided. It is another thing entirly to stand against a strong opponent.
 
Check out resistnet.com It is an fast-growing org of those opposed to O's plans. There are several sub-groups, of which "I resist gun control" is by far the largest. There is also I resist socialism/abortion, etc. But germane to this discussion is the group that is already planning the march of freedom on Washington on May 30th. More than most will be gun supporters. The website is quite extensive, and is growing daily. Check it out!
 
Just a thought: If all the people who would do a pro 2A march took the money they would spend on gas, hotels, plane tickets, etc. and instead joined the NRA, GOA, SAF, and donated to their legislative funds, would the money be better spent? Heck, each person doing this march is gonna spend anywhere from $20 to $500+ ... I'd rather that money be spent on increasing memberships and increasing the legal and political funds so our organizations can grow. A million rifleman march would only last one day and a lot of things can go wrong -- you can't really go wrong with adding another $10 million in memberships and lawsuit money. :cool:
 
Already in the making

I got this the other day from MCRGO.

Condensed for size...
The Million Gunowner March
by Skip Coryell

I received another email just yesterday. It was from a fellow patriot who said:

"I am a fellow gunowner and supporter of the second amendment. I have been chatting with a bunch of fellow gun lovers on the S&W forum about trying to get a million man march on Washington organized. Since I know very little about doing so, I thought I'd write you on behalf of all of us. We would like to get some help organizing such an event. We would like to be able to get the word out to as many gun owners as possible and encourage them to join us."

That idea struck me as good, so I got involved. First, I emailed Ted Nugent and asked him to headline a "Million Gunowner March" on Washington DC. Here is his response:

"It is time. IF coordinated with NRA, GOA, JFPOFO, MCRGO, SCI, NWTF, RMEF, DU, FNAWS, etc etc & all gunrights orgs, I would be proud to join/lead the fray!!!"

This is how it works folks. Every revolution throughout history has always started with a single person. One ordinary person wakes up, looks around and says "Hey! This isn't right! Someone should do something! "And that someone is you and I. We are one small part of the Million Gunowner March. The next thing I did was email Chuck Perricone, Executive Director of Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gunowners and asked if they'd like to be involved. His response was similar to Ted's:

"The answer is, "YES"...and we'd like to handle the press/recruiting. We can knock this out of the park. FANTASTIC idea, Skip."

Hmmm, I see some possibilities here. I see excitement. I see motivation. I see patriots with guns! I see a peaceful (but loud) march on Washington DC, on the Capitol steps, down Pennsylvania Avenue, with Ted Nugent singing his electrified version of the National Anthem as loud as he can. Maybe I can get Toby Keith too? And I like that song by LC Greenwood "God Bless the USA". That one just brings chills to my tired, old, gun-totin' body.

I'll have to check into that. In the meantime, I logged on and bought the domain name www.milliongunownermarch.com. It is my donation to the cause. Now, since I'm computer clumsy, we need someone to step forward and build the website. Any computer-savvy volunteers out there willing to build a website for us?

You know the frustrating part of a movement, is that too many people wait for someone else to step forward and do what needs doing. It's known as the crowd mentality. People wait until it looks safe, then they step out and join. A few weeks ago I quoted Mark Twain, and it bears repeating.

"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, brave and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."

Well, America, this is the beginning of a change and it is no time for the timid. This is the time for brave men and women to stand up and be counted. Because, I just have a feeling, that America's time may be running out. I don't want to live in a nation of Euro-sheep. I want my children to inherit the freedom our forefathers knew. But freedom has to be protected or it will fall. I suspect, my freedom-loving friends, that we are at a crossroads. Now, assuming we are smart enough to see it, and that we are brave enough to take the road less traveled, perhaps, America, just perhaps, there is still time to save our liberty. The time to act is now. We must march now, or forever hold our piece (rendered inoperable by the government).

So, I'll ask again. "Who's going to build that website?" Send your response to [email protected]. But please hurry, Obama is warming up his fiddle.

Skip Coryell lives with his wife and children in Michigan. He is the author of six books including his newest "RKBA: Defending the Right to Keep and Bear Arms", the Ted Nugent-acclaimed book "Blood in the Streets: Concealed Carry and the OK Corral, the hunting novel "Bond of Unseen Blood", and the Second Amendment novel "We Hold These Truths". He is an NRA Instructor and co-owner of Midwest Tactical Training, teaching CPL classes in both Michigan and Iowa. He also owns and manages White Feather Press. To find out more about Skip, his classes and his writing, go to www.skipcoryell.com and www.mwtac.com.


Also see:
Michigan Takes Lead in Organizing National Gun Rights Rally
 
I'm new here and don't want to shoot off my mouth too much. I will say that as an NRA member I trust the judgment of that organization completely. They were in the trenches fighting for our 2nd Amendment rights decades before the Obama ascendency and they were, to my knowledge at least, the only group doing so. For my part, I'll send the money I would have spent in DC to the NRA as a contribution and trust their judgment to spend it where it will do us the most good.
 
Try a few local marches of a few hundred people in your area to start. See how that works out and what bang you get for your buck. Then move on to the county and state levels. If it is successful, you bet some national body will take it up for you.
 
Why not just piggyback it with the NRA convention? You will have tons of people there already and who are vetted for the most part as NRA members who are for real. Then take them out to march around in professional attire. It's a start!
 
"We will accomplish our mission by a centralized, peaceful march on the United States Capitol, supported by satellite marches to State Capitols and smaller cities all across America"

I think that is a really great angle. I'd rather see 100,000 show up at each state capitol than 1 million in DC.

Some people talk about 'not from my cold dead hands' and yet won't take a vacation day and a car trip.

The flip side is that 5 days off from work, a plane ticket, and 3 days in a hotel is a LOT of money for many folks.

I think a vacation day and a long car trip isn't to much to ask of people serious about defending their rights. I will go to my state capitol, but it is close. I would also go to any neighboring state capitol. I can definately spare a vacation day and put in a 10 hour trip each way to defend RKBA

Of course, this only works if others are willing to do it. I pledge I will. Who else will?
 
I plan on going to DC. I'm in NJ so it's only around 4 hours by car. Our local gun rights org (njcsd.org) is going to setup a charter bus or carpool if we get enough people to commit to it. This is precisely why it is important to have national and local gun rights organizations get involved.

The idea of NRA, GOA, JFPO, etc. all combining their forces is quite a big deal and a requirement if this is to succeed.
 
Its much more effective to stay home and continualy tie up the capital switch board with calls.

No chance of some nut doing something stupid and it would send a clear message, pass something and your out.

We did many local protests against the MMM in their hey day. They got the press, we did not.

Making sure those who attended carried themselves like responsible gun owners was not only a nightmare, but many folks who's hearts were in the right place but minds were not got upset when told to leave with the mall ninja clothes on.

Why chance it when phones calls are much easier.
 
Taken from the Frequently Asked Questions area on the site:

I can't travel all the way to DC. Is there another way I can be a part?

Absolutely! Satellite marches and rallies will be planned and scheduled all across the nation in state capitols and even in lesser cities. If two farmers and a herd of cows in Iowa want to register a march with us, then so be it. This isn't just for those who have the means to travel, but for hard-working Americans everywhere. If you wish to sponsor a march in your hometown, please register here on the site (coming soon).
 
How about marches in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, and a few other ultra-liberal anti-gun cities to show that there are hardworking gun owners in their midst?
 
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