Freedom Festival Tawas, MI July 3-10, 2009

joe_robi · Jun 28, 2009

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i am still fairly new to open carry, but if i can do it i'de love to help while ocing.
i know my buddies in blue over there in tawas would love to see me out there strapped.
not sure what day yet but i'll try and figure it out for ya.(it's hard being unemployed)

ramblinfeaver · Jun 28, 2009

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joe_robi wrote:

i am still fairly new to open carry, but if i can do it i'de love to help while ocing.
i know my buddies in blue over there in tawas would love to see me out there strapped.
not sure what day yet but i'll try and figure it out for ya.(it's hard being unemployed)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is going to be a HUGE event, they are estamating 20,000 visitors at this event. Venator will be with me sunday the 5th and monday the 6th. If you can, PM me or post to this thread when you know if/when you can help. I will have my laptop with me so i will be checking this site thru out the day everyday.

Venator · Jun 30, 2009

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We really need to have people help man a table during the week. July 7th-10th are the dates we really need people to help out. As was mentioned this will be a big event and we have the chance to reach thousands of people.

Plus it's a great resort town with lots of things to do in the evenings. Bring the family for a day or two.

Venator · Jul 6, 2009

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Well so far the festival is going well. Kirk is doing a heck of a job. He is working the table, helping the NRA with a shooting range (all in a trailer, pretty cool.) and providing security for the event. He is very busy and could use some help.

The event goes on until Friday so if anyone in the area can help him it would be appreciated. I arrived yesterday about 3:00pm and helped out until 9:00pm. I'm here today for the tea party, which should bring in a lot of people.

Side note, one off-duty (with family) Tawas LEO had his son shoot at the NRA range and said all OCers were just radicals. The NRA guy talked with him and defended OCers as just good people that exercise their rights. The LEO never did stop by and talk to us. I guess he didn't want to have his views changed by radicals.

BTW the polish dog with onions was delightful.

Michigander · Jul 6, 2009

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Venator wrote:

Side note, one off-duty (with family) Tawas LEO had his son shoot at the NRA range and said all OCers were just radicals.

Heh, we're radicals for doing what he does every day he goes to work. :lol:

Not even considering all the good reasons to open carry, I find it awfully hilarious when police say we're radicals.

autosurgeon · Jul 6, 2009

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I was informed by a peacenick at the Kzoo TEA Party that I am a redneck hick radical... so I asked him what kind a radical he was... a left over hippy skater wannabe eats wheat grass smoothy radical? He got mad and stormed off.

Liberals love to steriotype those of us who don't agree with them but instead of debating when we give it back they storm off and pout.

I tell people I am a conservative and by that I follow the thought process of "all things in moderation" and personal rights and responsibilities first" I am not a republican as I vote my heart. I have voted for every party out there with the exception of the green party and the socialist party over the years.

I guess my final take on this is... if I am a radical for excercising my constututional rights then I am a proud radical!

Michigander · Jul 6, 2009

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autosurgeon wrote:

I was informed by a peacenick at the Kzoo TEA Party that I am a redneck hick radical... so I asked him what kind a radical he was... a left over hippy skater wannabe eats wheat grass smoothy radical? He got mad and stormed off.

I can't disagree with telling off a prick, but I would have attempted to engage him in a thoughtful conversation. First I'd have asked what made me a redneck radical, then I'd have politely explained why we here think differently than he does.

It is difficult to maintain your composure when someone suggests that your personal safety, and indeed the very fabric of what made this country is redneck trash in need of being eliminated. But that's the position we're in. The more we can convert people like this, the better off gun rights will be. :?

autosurgeon · Jul 6, 2009

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Trust me there was more to the conversation but he kept interrupting me so finally I just grinned and said what I posted... mind you I never raised my voice and my brother who was standing right next to me asked my what is his problem ? why did he storm off... so then I told him I would explain in the car on the way home.

The point is I guess maybe I shouldn't have called him that but I did it in a joking way and he didn't. Everyone around us heard him call me a readneck radical.. but no one but him heard my final response as I wasn't trying to make a scene.

Michigander · Jul 6, 2009

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You can't win em all over. Although it sounds like you did a good job trying.

autosurgeon · Jul 6, 2009

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No some people are too dumb and brainwashed to be changed by words alone. It takes a family member or themselves being put in grave danger or losing there life to change them most of the time ... and even them some of them don't change!

Butlerite · Jul 7, 2009

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You don't know how much I would LOVE to be there! My In-Laws live in Tawas. Having a reunion at the end of the month (July).

Would love to get together sometime during Jul 30-Aug 2 with anyone in the area.

Please PM me!

Venator · Jul 7, 2009

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Monday went well wit the Tea Party. Had about 300 or more people there. Band played a couple of songs then people would give a short speech, then the band then a few speeches. I gave a speech about our freedom to bear arms and promoted MOC and SAM.

Kirk is still there until Friday. He needs help. I will say that we did see a half dozen or so people OCing some for the first time. We talked to a lot of people and have given out a lot of brochures. Almost all positive.

One hippy couple asked if I thought OC was a good idea and then gave the propaganda "statistics" about how you are much more likely to be killed with a handgun in the house bla...bla...bla.. I said I wouldn't be here if I thought OC was a bad idea. He then said something about suicide...WHAT! I said I can't control how people feel and stated that people have been killing themselves long before guns were invented. That's when they walked away, but took a brochure.

autosurgeon · Jul 7, 2009

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Well at least they took a brochure!

ramblinfeaver · Jul 7, 2009

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Things are going great in Tawas. A big thanks to Brian for coming out to help with the table and for giving that great speech. Today i met a gentlman that is on the board of directors for the sportsmans club in tawas and oscoda. He said that he OC's quite a bit around town, but was cc today. I asked him if i could come to the sportsman club and do a OC presintation, but he said he has done that b4 and will be doing it again soon because more and more guy's are asking about oc, so that is a good thing that he is doing. I will try to post a few pic's of the tea party if i figure out how.

joe_robi · Jul 7, 2009

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i wont be able to make it out to tawas. sorry my vehicle isnt legal and my dad went camping.

ramblinfeaver · Jul 8, 2009

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Here is a short video of a guy talking about OC. He is kinda goofy looking with his white sox's pulled up, but he is very knowledgeable and will probably punch me in the nose the next time i see him, but oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4eAXJ4W2SE

SpringerXDacp · Jul 9, 2009

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ramblinfeaver wrote:

Here is a short video of a guy talking about OC. He is kinda goofy looking with his white sox's pulled up, but he is very knowledgeable and will probably punch me in the nose the next time i see him, but oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4eAXJ4W2SE

Yeah, I recall seeing that shady-looking character on America's Most Wanted a couple of years ago.

Seriously, a big thank you toKirk and Brian for all your efforts at the Freedom Festival.

Venator · Jul 9, 2009

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ramblinfeaver wrote:

Here is a short video of a guy talking about OC. He is kinda goofy looking with his white sox's pulled up, but he is very knowledgeable and will probably punch me in the nose the next time i see him, but oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4eAXJ4W2SE

God what a dork, but he is soooo good looking!

ramblinfeaver · Jul 9, 2009

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It was a kinda slow day today, only handed out about 65 pamphlets. I will try one more time to post a pic, if it does not work, then brian will have to do it.

Venator · Jul 14, 2009

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I want to thank Kirk for all his work last week. He devoted 10 days to MOC and the Second Amendment March. He should be sainted.

Between the TC and Tawas events MOC handed out almost 700 brochures. Not bad. If every one of those 700 people mentions OC to three friends, and they tell three friends, well you know...that's what grass roots is.

Thanks again Kirk.
Brian

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