Press release? Invite the media? These guys never seem to learn.
Jeff your reasoning is flawed in my opinion. The zoo event, which I was not involved in unfortunately, went off well from what I could find. The news showed up, the OC-er's were polite, proved their point, were admitted, no animals were harmed that day and your rights, and everyone else's right to carry (the law) was promoted on T.V. So lots of people who didnt know it was legal do now, and those who didnt know its legal, decreasing the rift in the community towards open carrying/carriers. So otherwise A Perfect success.What negative press do you talk about? No one was accosted or shot. So what was negative that happened.
Again, aside from soem lack of direction at the zoo, why was it a failure?
And having the press there and anyone, everyone we can will be fine.
We are planning speaking points and having someone/ someones speaking to the press so we can do our best to put the best face forward.
As for the nutjob comment, they are everywhere, its wading through the bs and getting to the positive that counts.
Apparently you can't see the big picture. The event may have gone fine but the media coverage sucked. All in all a negative as far as media is concerned. I believe that the OC cause was hurt, as well as all firearms causes, by the interviews. They made gun owners look stupid and OC crazy. The media is not our friend and they do not behave like we want.Sure, invite the enemy and expect them to treat you fairly. I guarantee you they will target your weakest people. You will have no control over what they use. They will find some people there that will be scared and make the whole thing seem stupid and reckless. You will have no control over what they use. This tactic will only work if the media outfit is on your side.I hope this is better handled than the last few times. Remember, you will have no control over what they use. Your only hope here is to have ALL your people refuse to talk to the media and point them to your spokesman.True, but it seems that there are far more associated with OC than other firearms related groups. The OC group seems to have more people in it looking for a fight than teaching opportunities.
OC is not my cup of tea. Wish you luck and all, and happy to "consult" on better ways to do it, but I'm not into the OC thing and don't really want to be.I'm for the 2nd amendment... that I support OC is only a part of the issue and not one that I want to make as a central selling point for my right to own and carry a gun. I have much better luck one on one with people in meaningful talks... there are now 2 people at my business that are gun owners that were not a year ago, one guy now has 3 different guns.The funny thing is they are still confused about their rights as gun owners. They are freaked out about even having a gun in the car with them... I'd rather spend more time with the people that I know, that are gun phobic and show them that guns are fun, safe, enjoyable, and educate them about the laws and how the apply to them, than wander around the community with a Gun strapped to my belt generating 911 calls and tying up law enforcement for no good reason.That's just my opinion, do what you want, but you posted here and defended your point, so I'm just giving you my reasons for not wanting to do it. It is what it is, I probably won't convince you, and you'll probably not convince me... but at the end of the day, we are both on the same side for the right of the citizen to own and carry a gun. I'm not going to stop you, just give you my thoughts on how to make it better.If you really want to influence the media, have a Media Field day at the range, and invite all the media personalities to the range, give them some guns to shoot, educate them on safety, give them a talking points paper on the FACTS about guns. That would be far more beneficial than any rally you could organize in public, perception is reality, and the media bring perception to reality for most people.Just my thoughts, good luck with your event... if your going to do it, at least print out the Gun Law Reference guide in Idaho, and pass it out.http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/attachment.php?id=5480bk
The "interview" from the zoo event is no longer available. The OC'er interviewed was Carol Schultz. Might want to make sure she's not your spokesperson. http://www.alan.com/2008/07/22/on-tuesdays-radio-show-26/
I totally agree with Jeff. The media will skew the event and talking points.RULE 3: "Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy." Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.) RULE 5: "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon." There is no defense. It's irrational. It's infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.) RULE 10: "If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive." Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management's wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.) RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
The big picture is one little faction (OC) made all gun owners look stupid and crazy. Your event went fine but you did harm to us all. If you do that again then I will become an opponent.
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