SaveCRPA responds to CRPA cease and desist

[hoffmang]

Late today, Trademark counsel for SaveCRPA responded to CRPA's legal threat against the free speech of members and board members who want CRPA to adopt the same democratic principles that NRA uses.

Counsel expressed the intent of the loose association that is the SaveCRPA project that we'd happily accept a ballot of the members on whether CRPA should adopt NRA's board nomination, petition, and election procedures as a way to settle this dispute.

-Gene

[Ubermcoupe]

Nice.

[OleCuss]

I quite enjoyed the response.

[Zebra]

That's pretty funny...

In my view your analysis of the situation here and your attempt to apply the inapplicable Federal Lanham Act in an effort to find some kind of imaginary liability for exercising constitutionally protected rights could not be further off base.

Late today, Trademark counsel for SaveCRPA responded to CRPA's legal threat against the free speech of members and board members who want CRPA to adopt the same democratic principles that NRA uses.

Counsel expressed the intent of the loose association that is the SaveCRPA project that we'd happily accept a ballot of the members on whether CRPA should adopt NRA's board nomination, petition, and election procedures as a way to settle this dispute.

-Gene

[NoJoke]

:beer::beer:

That's a solution that will help everyone in the room - and in no uncertain terms!

[dsmoot]

Haha, I love the last paragraph basically telling them to put it to a vote!

[SWalt]

As a CRPA member, a vote seems very appropriate.

[rromeo]

This is a problem

the competing 2nd Amendment organization the CalGuns Foundation,

The two groups aren't competing, they're working for the same goal.

[XDShocker]

Where's the steamroller pic when we need it?

[Fjold]

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just write "You're stupid.", and then add the last paragraph about the vote?

[JSolie]

Hmm.... Depending on response, I might have to change the opacity in my sig line...

[hoffmang]

Wouldn't it have been simpler to just write "You're stupid.", and then add the last paragraph about the vote?

Yes, but unfortunately since there is no actual need to be accomplished to get appointed to the CRPA board, a lot of CRPA board members don't have the first clue about trademark law and therefor have a hard time judging how stupid the sending of the letter is.

But, that's just a circular irony about the lack of competence of almost all of the CRPA board...

-Gene

[nicki]

As aggravating as this is.

The CRPA does have a state wide brand that can reach out to many of the older gun owners, particularily those who spend little, if any time on the internet.

A workable Calguns/CRPA alliance is something were we all win

Together
Everyone
Achieves
More

Calguns reaches a younger more diverse base.
CRPA reaches the older seasoned gun owners.

Each group can help each other in many ways that these ****ing contest is just what we didn't need.

Frankly, if we are going to **** on someone, there are plenty of groups and individuals working against our rights that all people on our side should agree to **** on together.

Together let's give our opponents the "Golden Showers" they deserve.

Nicki

[wildhawker]

Nicki,

Sometimes doing what is right is uncomfortable. I'm sure you understand how uncomfortable living the truth can be.

-Brandon

[greasemonkey]

Nicki, regarding working as a team, there's a quote from the CRPA's C&D letter that *should* stand out as painfully obvious. Rromeo picked up on it, noted above.

Unfortunately, the CRPA sees anyone else as competition instead of a multi-faceted team (you know, like CGF & SAF have been doing?). That is detrimental to our rights. When there are people in a civil rights movement who are backstabbing and seeking prestige, that's a problem that needs to be dealt with, not embraced.

the competing 2nd Amendment organization the CalGuns Foundation,