M-Taliesin
Regular Member
Howdy Folks!
While a group of us met at Belmar this past Sunday, one observation was that this particular board is rather quiet.
I ain't sure how many Coloradoans are members here, but I suspect there are a whole bunch that mostly lurk without posting much.
It is difficult for me to believe there are only maybe 10 active posters here from the great state of Colorado.
We speculated on why this is so, and hope some folks will step up and contribute to this particular board.
Another observation is how motivated folks are back east when it comes to their right to OC.
We don't see many people OC in Colorado, and don't see much activism to support OC either.
Sure, we have our 'meet and greet' type deals, but let's consider how active folks are in Virginia or Wisconsin.
Wisconsin just got their CCW law enacted, leaving only Illinois without any recognition of a citizen's right to carry: No OC, no CCW.
They've been fired up over there, and Virginia is always fired up because they dearly embrace their right to open carry.
In Colorado, OTOH, there seems to be a degree of complacency. Either we take our right for granted, or don't care enough to exercise it.
When a Coloradoan gets harassed for carrying, we don't rally behind them as they do in other states.
Being a relative newcomer to the OCDO forum, and being fairly new to the practice of OC'ing in general, I wonder why we don't do more to promote OC in Colorado? I'm going to offer a few examples here:
1. Do we set up a table at a gun show to promote OC in Colorado?
2. Is anybody distributing pamphlets to advocate for OC in Colorado?
3. Do any of us actually contact our state legislators to promote OC and ensure our rights to continue doing so?
4. Do we gather a group to visit public events to distribute flyers or otherwise promote OC in Colorado?
5. When confronted with a curious citizen about OC'ing, do we hand them a pamphlet to educate on OC?
6. Do we spend time talking with LEAs about OC to help ensure we have an understanding of our right to OC?
7. Do we volunteer to help at public events where we may OC to help raise awareness of OC?
(i.e.: help as course marshall at bicycle or running events, help out with search parties trying to locate lost persons, etc?)
These are just a few things right off the top of my head.
At least, minimum, it would be terrific if we had some sort of pamphlets or flyers we could share with other citizens curious about OC'ing.
Do we even have such a resource available?
What are your thoughts?
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
While a group of us met at Belmar this past Sunday, one observation was that this particular board is rather quiet.
I ain't sure how many Coloradoans are members here, but I suspect there are a whole bunch that mostly lurk without posting much.
It is difficult for me to believe there are only maybe 10 active posters here from the great state of Colorado.
We speculated on why this is so, and hope some folks will step up and contribute to this particular board.
Another observation is how motivated folks are back east when it comes to their right to OC.
We don't see many people OC in Colorado, and don't see much activism to support OC either.
Sure, we have our 'meet and greet' type deals, but let's consider how active folks are in Virginia or Wisconsin.
Wisconsin just got their CCW law enacted, leaving only Illinois without any recognition of a citizen's right to carry: No OC, no CCW.
They've been fired up over there, and Virginia is always fired up because they dearly embrace their right to open carry.
In Colorado, OTOH, there seems to be a degree of complacency. Either we take our right for granted, or don't care enough to exercise it.
When a Coloradoan gets harassed for carrying, we don't rally behind them as they do in other states.
Being a relative newcomer to the OCDO forum, and being fairly new to the practice of OC'ing in general, I wonder why we don't do more to promote OC in Colorado? I'm going to offer a few examples here:
1. Do we set up a table at a gun show to promote OC in Colorado?
2. Is anybody distributing pamphlets to advocate for OC in Colorado?
3. Do any of us actually contact our state legislators to promote OC and ensure our rights to continue doing so?
4. Do we gather a group to visit public events to distribute flyers or otherwise promote OC in Colorado?
5. When confronted with a curious citizen about OC'ing, do we hand them a pamphlet to educate on OC?
6. Do we spend time talking with LEAs about OC to help ensure we have an understanding of our right to OC?
7. Do we volunteer to help at public events where we may OC to help raise awareness of OC?
(i.e.: help as course marshall at bicycle or running events, help out with search parties trying to locate lost persons, etc?)
These are just a few things right off the top of my head.
At least, minimum, it would be terrific if we had some sort of pamphlets or flyers we could share with other citizens curious about OC'ing.
Do we even have such a resource available?
What are your thoughts?
Blessings,
M-Taliesin