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Rallies, good or bad.
Some insight.
In 1989 I recieved a postcard from a group, the QuickSilver coalition, the NRA had given this group access to the NRA members in Silicon valley, we had over 300 people show up at the rally outside of the San Jose News.
We did get some media exposure, a local group developed, the Quick Silver coalition. The Quick Silver coalition became the NRA Silicon Valley members council.
Other members councils developed in other parts of the state.
In 1989 few people were on the internet, things have changed.
Some concerns.
1. Many on the board feel that we shouldn't do rallies because it will generate counter rallies and protests.
Well, the recent Orange county board of supervisors meeting on CCW permits would have been a place where anti gunners would have shown up in force, if they actually existed.
I find it hard to believe that anti gunners would blow off attending the Orange County BOS meeting on CCW, but would make attending counter protest rallies a priority.
Mary Blek of the MMM lives in Orange county which is probably why she showed up.
2. Rallies would get bad press. I do believe this is a valid concern, but the issue here is not the rallies, it is the press.
We need to reach out to reporters, take them out shooting, develop contacts for them in our community.
When a reporter is doing a story, they have people they call for info to help them with their stories. Who are they going to call on gun issues?
They have deadlines.
3. If rallies are done, what is our message, how do we conduct ourselves, where it is done are factors that must be considered before any rally is done.
If the public percieves us as "armed wackos", we do more harm than good.
however, if the public percieves us as responsible citizens who care about protecting not only our rights, but actually promoting real solutions for gun related issues, we can make headway.
Nicki
Nicki
Some insight.
In 1989 I recieved a postcard from a group, the QuickSilver coalition, the NRA had given this group access to the NRA members in Silicon valley, we had over 300 people show up at the rally outside of the San Jose News.
We did get some media exposure, a local group developed, the Quick Silver coalition. The Quick Silver coalition became the NRA Silicon Valley members council.
Other members councils developed in other parts of the state.
In 1989 few people were on the internet, things have changed.
Some concerns.
1. Many on the board feel that we shouldn't do rallies because it will generate counter rallies and protests.
Well, the recent Orange county board of supervisors meeting on CCW permits would have been a place where anti gunners would have shown up in force, if they actually existed.
I find it hard to believe that anti gunners would blow off attending the Orange County BOS meeting on CCW, but would make attending counter protest rallies a priority.
Mary Blek of the MMM lives in Orange county which is probably why she showed up.
2. Rallies would get bad press. I do believe this is a valid concern, but the issue here is not the rallies, it is the press.
We need to reach out to reporters, take them out shooting, develop contacts for them in our community.
When a reporter is doing a story, they have people they call for info to help them with their stories. Who are they going to call on gun issues?
They have deadlines.
3. If rallies are done, what is our message, how do we conduct ourselves, where it is done are factors that must be considered before any rally is done.
If the public percieves us as "armed wackos", we do more harm than good.
however, if the public percieves us as responsible citizens who care about protecting not only our rights, but actually promoting real solutions for gun related issues, we can make headway.
Nicki
Nicki
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