**Activism**

This was posted on another forum where I am a member. I was just reading the thread here about the Parks/Trace bill and I saw where you guys have been busy contacting your legislators about that and other bills and this came to mind. It is a good post from a man who owns another forum and I like to read it every now and then to help me stay focused and remain active in contacting my elected officials here in TN. I made it a Sticky on AGO.
One of the things that hit me with this post is that we ALL have a part to play. We can ALL find the time to email and call legislators. Don't wait for someone else to do it for us.


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What it takes to get our message across is for ALL gun
owners and pro-2A people to become politically active. If you are a
member of any group, forum, club, or lodge that is remotely affiliated
with firearms then it is your job to make sure that they preach
activism as the primary step in defeating these anti-constitutionalists.

Remember that buying guns and ammunition is not showing your 2A support; it is
just making gun and ammo companies richer, it doesn’t do a darn thing
to protect your God given rights. Learning about history, shooting, and
all that is great and needs to be done but, again, it doesn’t do a
thing to get the truth across to the political leadership…activism does.

I don’t care for politics myself and I absolutely despise politicians
nevertheless, in case you haven’t noticed, I have had to become
political. ICCF has unfortunately become political out of pure
necessity. We are in a war, not a shooting war nor a cold war but a war
of words, of what is right and everyone has to be a soldier in this war.

The tactics and ammunition in the war of words are simple and easy. Many of the methods are outlined in the “Take Action” board at ICCF and they cannot be simpler…Emails and vote.

Some key points to ponder…

---> The 2nd Amendment is the only one that guarantees all the others.

---> The 2A in not about target shooting, hunting, or even self-protection,
it is there to protect the citizens of the United States of America
from our own government.

---> The people are the militia, not the National Guard. Many legal presidents back this up to include US
Supreme court rulings.

---> The Constitution is not and never will be antiquated.

---> There are approximately 50 million gun owning households in the USA…we are the biggest minority.

---> Knowledge is power…take a few minutes to learn a bit about our Founding Fathers and their mindset when they drafted the Constitution. Stop empowering politicians to rule you, they work for us…let them know it.

---> There are NO so-called “reasonable” gun control laws. We know what’s best for us, not them.

---> Once your rights are stolen they will never be returned.

For further reading and information, try these sites…

Gun Facts - Your Guide to Debunking Gun Control Myths Gun Facts is a free e-book that debunks common myths about gun control.
It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, activists,
politicians, and other people interested in restoring honesty to the
debate about guns, crime, and the 2nd Amendment.

NRA-ILA Firearms Fact Card, 2008

Gun Owners of America…I couldn’t begin to list all the information here.

U.S. Constitution Online is an extremely valuable site to review our historical documents. You have to visit this site to believe it.

Earliest Pro-Gun Quotes will give you a clear view of the mindset of our Founding Fathers.

YOUR VOICE CANNOT BE HEARD IF YOU REMAIN SILENT! take action now, don’t count on others to fight your battles for you or you may have no battle to fight.


Integrated Close Combat Forum

I've got to step up big time and I admit it. The past year has been very busy BUT I can do better and will. Thanks for the reminder and the kick I need.

Btw... one of my favorite comebacks to people that argue for gun control/restrictions/bans is to show them the 2nd Amendment and ask them "What part of "shall not be infringed" do you not understand"? The looks of their faces are priceless!

I have actually been a little more involved this year than I have in the past .. BUT; I, too, need to do more!! We all do!!

"I don’t care for politics myself and I absolutely despise politicians..."

My sentiments exactly, but I became active this year. The main reason was watching all of the CC bills die last year. I couldn't believe "our" legislators killed so many of them in committee.

The elections are over and we have taken a big step towards regaining our country from our out of control politicians. We have heard promises that we must ensure they don't become broken promises. This post stays with me and I want to BTT but I also want to encourage everyone to remember that the fight is not over. We have to hold these newly elected officials feet to the fire and don't let them be swayed by the power that so many that have been in their position have become so addicted to.
We can never let up and become apathetic.
This post deals heavily with 2A issues but if we are to save our country we must apply the principles here to other issues as well.
Don't sit back and wait for someone else to do it all. Jump in yourself and send letters, emails and make phone calls to your elected officials from your local council people to you US Rep. and Senators. That way they know that we are watching them.

This Activism post came from the guy who runs this website Integrated Close Combat Forum and I want to be sure that he is the one credited with this post. There is a link in the OP.

Never give up and never quit.

can we get this stickied?

Let me add the name of the author

By Kenneth A. Giorno
aka kilogulf59

Volzfan, If I may, I'd like to add to your post, a link to the top Mississippi legislators, Gov, 2 Senators, and 4 Representatives in US Congress. This is just a link to a site that has a picture and info on each one, including email addresses, home page, etc.

If we're going to have any success at influencing the legislative process, we need (collectively) to get to know each one. They are all Republicans, except, of course, Bennie Thompson.

This link will also provide the same information for each state.

http://www.usay.org/states/mississippi

This link is to the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, and the Mississippi Code of 1972.

http://www.michie.com/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=