A Must Do for those that Live in Swing States: OH, VA, FL, NC, MT, ND, SD, CO, NV, NM
Live in a swing state? Here's an extremely powerful way to fight for your gun rights. I just spent last Friday, Saturday and Sunday doing this with tremendous results. Please see my trip report on TheFiringLine.
Step #1) Call the NRA Grass Roots division (1-800-392-8683) and tell them you would like to hand out their Obama pamphlets at guns shows. Make sure to tell them that you live in a state that has a chance of going blue this election. They will mail you a bundle of pamphlets for free.
Step #2) Print out some supplementary material. Some must haves are:
*Ted Kennedy's 30-30 ban introduction found here (PDF warning) and examined on my blog here. People don't like looking at Senate bills that will cause their favorite cartridge to put them in jail for 5 years! Make sure you use a highlighter highlight key sentences.
*A map showing how Indiana (or some other city) gets completely hosed by Obama's 5 mile gunstore ban
Both of those were big hits/shockers that took seconds to explain.
Step #3) Put multiple copies of this text on a word document page (you should be able to fit 4-5 per page):
Quote:
Originally Posted by My Handout
FACT: Obama voted against the appointment of EVERY pro-2A justice he could^1, ridiculed almost every pro-2A justices judgment^2 and named three of the four anti-individual rights justices as "sensible"^3. IMPORTANT!!!: Heller vs. DC, the first Supreme Court case in history to examine whether the second amendment protected individual rights, was won on a razor thin margin of 5 to 4. This extremely narrow victory has caused lawsuits to spring up around the country. These court cases can either solidify our destroy our rights. Gun owners simply can't afford to let Obama destroy the Supreme Court's already delicate 5 to 4 balance.
1) voted against the appointment of Roberts & Alito, rest were appointed before Obamas time
2) Google for planned parenthood rally and Saddleback church debate
3) Justices Breyer, Ginsburg and David Souter were the dissent in Heller vs. DC, Obama called them "sensible" - Next president will have major impact on direction of Supreme Court,
And cut your printouts with a cutting board/scissors. 10 pages become 50 mini-pamphlets. 20 pages becomes a hundred once cut up.... and so on.
Step #4) Print out two color copies of this sign:
and safety pin one to your back and the other to your chest. It is absolutely critical that you have one pinned/taped on your chest as well as your back. Trust me, it makes a dramatic difference. Make up your own sign if you want. I'd post the photoshop file but it's too big to be an attachment. :-( Suggestions on hosting it?
Step #5) Go to your local gun show and simply walk around. You will get TONS of people asking you about Obama. I burned through pamphlets like they were hot cakes.
If your experience is anything like mine you will quickly discover that nobody knows about the .30-30 ban. Nobody knows just how bad Obama really is. Once people realize how bad Obama is they will become motivated. I met lots of people that don't vote that are going to vote this year. Plenty of people who normally vote 3rd party are now going to "hold their nose and vote for McCain". You will impact people. I had tons of gun dealers at the gun show that begged me for more pamphlets and were actively helping out in my little grass roots operation. It made for some lively discourse at the gun show. This was especially true when someone wearing an Obama t-shirt was trying to purchase a gun from a dealer I had recently given pamphlets to....
Seriously, just do the preparation and go to the gunshow like you normally do. People will approach you. For every 1 person I approached I probably had a 100 approach me.
Please see this for swing state status:
http://www.electoral-vote.com
Also familiarize yourself with John McCain:
http://sportsmen.johnmccain.com/Site.aspx
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/jo...tm#Gun_Control
He supports closing gun show loopholes and is responsible for McCain Feingold but he's still many many times better than Obama. Print those sites out and familiarize yourself with his history. Many people have the wrong impression of McCain. It's also good to familiarize yourself with this Chicago Defender article from 1999 which gives great insight to Obama:
http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/in...?topic=14232.0
Good luck! After last weekend, I'm absolutely convinced that gun owners can be a major player in this election. Very few of them, including gun store owners, currently know just how bad Obama really is or have seen the Obama pamphlet. I'm absolutely convinced that we can inspire a lot of people to vote against Obama if we want to.
