http://www.nationalgunrights.org/NGN100 ... letter.pdf
After the results from the 2008 elections came in, I – like many others -- thought our country had been lost.
With the most virulent anti-gun President ever elected now occupying the White House, a Congress guided by a San Francisco liberal and freedom-haters at every leadership position, it seemed to me like there was no hope.
Clearly, America’s liberties were going the way of the typewriter, because they were outdated and a hindrance to a “civil society.” That’s what the media said.
I could hardly read or watch any of it, since their logical conclusion was that America wanted . . . well, to be honest, to become what I’d always detested: a socialist state with no freedoms.
I remember people calling me, e-mailing me, coming into my office, with earnest and passionate pleas to do what we can to stop this tide. Many of those people were talking about heading for the hills.
My advice, of course, was to stick to their guns. Draw a line in the sand, and tell politicians that to cross that line means they simply won’t get our votes, our money, our voices. That’s about the time you – the members and activists of NAGR – got involved.
Our office was quite literally flooded with petitions and letters, all of them opposing gun control. I had to ask our staff to work many long, hard hours to handle all of the mounds of mail that came into our office. And the truth is, it’s still coming in.
At one point the mail got so intense, the returns so heavy that we had to resort to bringing the mail inside via hand cart through the garage door into our shop.
I must tell you that it took me by surprise. I’ve been involved in many, many battles where good citizens responded to the call. But your response was beyond anything I have ever seen in my 21 years in politics.
You guys -- and gals -- blow me away! When you heard the call, you answered quickly, and without hesitation.
Why? What would motivate gun owners across America to urge – no, strike that, it isn’t strong enough – DEMAND that Congress and the new White House cease and desist their attempts at passing gun control?
I have to believe it’s because you – like me, and the rest of the staff at NAGR – believe in liberty and freedom, and the America envisioned by our founding fathers.
***You don’t want to see legislation like H.R. 45 (which breaks new ground for the gun control maniacs) imposed on America.
***You don’t want to see Sarah Brady write the game plan for the BATFE.
***You don’t want Hillary Clinton and the United Nations to use a treaty to strip Americans of the right to keep and bear arms.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that way. I always knew there were many people who agreed with me, but not in the astounding numbers we’ve seen flow through our office.
But did it work?
Many Americans predicted that within a years’ time of the current President being in office we’d all be lined up and turning in our guns.
Instead, Congress has been overrun with citizens furious over these ludicrous attacks on our freedoms, and politicians are all running scared.
Instead of writing policy for federal agencies, Sarah Brady is now furious that the White House and Congress aren’t doing what she’s told them to do (i.e. disarm America).
I believe you deserve the lion’s share of the credit.
Let’s not let up. The proponents of gun control are lurking out there, waiting for the opportunity to strike.
Let’s make sure that, when they do, we are ready.
For Freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
National Association
for Gun Rights