Actually I was not that disappointed in the numbers. I've been doing this for a long time and usually you're very lucky to get 10 people to show up in the state of Indiana.
The problem is we just have it too good and most citizens don't feel like they need to do anything. They always expect someone else to do it. So the 30 of us who are true supporters and are willing to fight for the rights for the rest of you.
Last year, I promoted very heavily looking for supporters to come help me here in South Bend protest our annual gun buyback.
The morning of the buyback had done three television interviews and one radio interview and I was really expecting a big turnout from all over the state to help me. As it turned out I had 4 besides me and one of them was from Chicago. I know after the reporters got back to the newsroom they were having a good laugh about how many actual supporters there are against gun buybacks.
I did return the favor several months later and drove to downtown Chicago to show my support for a rally they were doing just because the one guy came to help me.
Suggestion for next time, we should organize the state into districts and find someone in each district to organize groups to show up next time. We have to remember that not everyone is on the Internet or pays much attention to it. We need to do more face-to-face with our allies in our neighborhoods. We could have an 11 x 17 flyer printed and posted in every gun shop throughout the state several months in advance of the next March.
Would be willing to be part of a board to start the organization of the next March because I believe if we organize better we can be much more successful than we were this time.
I always stand up, WILL YOU!
We had some good people out there marching together, and I felt very fortunate to be in all of your company. Thanks
P.S. Of course any of you can use any of my photographs, but I would appreciate if you could give me credit. Something like "Photograph taken by Mark Vanderberg GunRightsRadio.com"
Have not finished editing the rest of the photographs but I should have more uploaded in about a week.
The problem is we just have it too good and most citizens don't feel like they need to do anything. They always expect someone else to do it. So the 30 of us who are true supporters and are willing to fight for the rights for the rest of you.
Last year, I promoted very heavily looking for supporters to come help me here in South Bend protest our annual gun buyback.
The morning of the buyback had done three television interviews and one radio interview and I was really expecting a big turnout from all over the state to help me. As it turned out I had 4 besides me and one of them was from Chicago. I know after the reporters got back to the newsroom they were having a good laugh about how many actual supporters there are against gun buybacks.
I did return the favor several months later and drove to downtown Chicago to show my support for a rally they were doing just because the one guy came to help me.
Suggestion for next time, we should organize the state into districts and find someone in each district to organize groups to show up next time. We have to remember that not everyone is on the Internet or pays much attention to it. We need to do more face-to-face with our allies in our neighborhoods. We could have an 11 x 17 flyer printed and posted in every gun shop throughout the state several months in advance of the next March.
Would be willing to be part of a board to start the organization of the next March because I believe if we organize better we can be much more successful than we were this time.
I always stand up, WILL YOU!
We had some good people out there marching together, and I felt very fortunate to be in all of your company. Thanks
P.S. Of course any of you can use any of my photographs, but I would appreciate if you could give me credit. Something like "Photograph taken by Mark Vanderberg GunRightsRadio.com"
Have not finished editing the rest of the photographs but I should have more uploaded in about a week.
sadpanda HAHA
