Fireball357
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J.Gleason wrote:
The reason for the disclaimer at the bottom was twofold; 1[suP]st[/suP] is, we are not big proponents of open carry when concealed is an option, we believe concealed to be a better choice when lawful.
Now; that said, I have recently read the essay by Mainsail at http://www.usacarry.com/ and am seriously rethinking my position on the practice. This is one of the best, most well written pieces I’ve read in a long time.
But secondly and the greatest reason for autonomy from OCDO was to defuse the medias ability make the claim that this grassroots event was something orchestrated from some larger political machine.
As you and I know OCDO isn’t a “larger political machine”; the general public would assume that it is or has a lobbying element.
Now as for her comment; the selection of a few words without the complete question and answer gives a completely different context of what was said.
The reporter asked “Why aren’t you carrying today while you are putting up posters?”
The answers was, (and I’m paraphrasing to give the exact message)”This is one of the problems with the State Statute. To be in full compliance with the law, (because you cannot have a loaded uncased firearm in a vehicle), every time you stop to get out of you vehicle, you must remove the cased firearm completely from the vehicle, it cannot even sit on the seat or on the tailgate of a pick-up truck as decisions from court cases have decided this is still “IN” the vehicle, Then you must load and holster your sidearm. Subsequently, when you return to the vehicle you must reverse this process. If you were to see someone doing this it could cause alarm, as this would give reason for question from an uneducated public as to why are they loading that gun to go into the store? Conversely, if you were allowed to carry it on your side or concealed in the vehicle, you would just enter and exit and go about your business and not raise an eyebrow.”
As to the petition question: we would be more than happy to give you some microphone time to explain the petition and how and where to sign it if you or someone you delegate wishes to do so. PM me and we’ll set something up.
One last note: even though we are not naive to how the media operates, this has been a HUGE learning experience as to how to address them and what to say. We are more prepared for the interviews on the day of the event than before, but that is no guarantee that they won’t slice and dice your statement to fit into the 25 – 30 seconds of airspace and give a completely different spin.
J.Gleason wrote:
I am Annette’s husband. We are the sponsors of this eventMike wrote:Not to criticize, but my question for Annette is: If you believe so strongly in the 2nd Amendment why would you be afraid to open carry while putting up signs for the event?http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=822024&catid=391
Annette Olson left her gun at home as she hung posters in storefronts Thursday, not wanting "to alarm people as I'm walking along the street."
But come August 23rd it won't just be the potato chips she's packing.
Also I realize that at the bottom of your event posters you have a statement that this even is not affiliated with opencarry.org.
Will you advertise for the petition online as OCDO has advertised for your event?
Like I said I am not criticizing you, however we need to get the word out on this petition and every little bit helps.
Molon Labe!
Carry On!
The reason for the disclaimer at the bottom was twofold; 1[suP]st[/suP] is, we are not big proponents of open carry when concealed is an option, we believe concealed to be a better choice when lawful.
Now; that said, I have recently read the essay by Mainsail at http://www.usacarry.com/ and am seriously rethinking my position on the practice. This is one of the best, most well written pieces I’ve read in a long time.
But secondly and the greatest reason for autonomy from OCDO was to defuse the medias ability make the claim that this grassroots event was something orchestrated from some larger political machine.
As you and I know OCDO isn’t a “larger political machine”; the general public would assume that it is or has a lobbying element.
Now as for her comment; the selection of a few words without the complete question and answer gives a completely different context of what was said.
The reporter asked “Why aren’t you carrying today while you are putting up posters?”
The answers was, (and I’m paraphrasing to give the exact message)”This is one of the problems with the State Statute. To be in full compliance with the law, (because you cannot have a loaded uncased firearm in a vehicle), every time you stop to get out of you vehicle, you must remove the cased firearm completely from the vehicle, it cannot even sit on the seat or on the tailgate of a pick-up truck as decisions from court cases have decided this is still “IN” the vehicle, Then you must load and holster your sidearm. Subsequently, when you return to the vehicle you must reverse this process. If you were to see someone doing this it could cause alarm, as this would give reason for question from an uneducated public as to why are they loading that gun to go into the store? Conversely, if you were allowed to carry it on your side or concealed in the vehicle, you would just enter and exit and go about your business and not raise an eyebrow.”
As to the petition question: we would be more than happy to give you some microphone time to explain the petition and how and where to sign it if you or someone you delegate wishes to do so. PM me and we’ll set something up.
One last note: even though we are not naive to how the media operates, this has been a HUGE learning experience as to how to address them and what to say. We are more prepared for the interviews on the day of the event than before, but that is no guarantee that they won’t slice and dice your statement to fit into the 25 – 30 seconds of airspace and give a completely different spin.