Rob Pincus
New member
Months ago, we started a program here at TFL called the Firearms Owner's Unification Project. The prpject was initially met with great interest and support. The project centered around a couple of paragraphs which many felt concisely stated their feelings about further gun control.
We wanted to publish the paragraphs in a full page advocacy ad in USA Today, which would take almost $60,000. After much discussion we settled on a final text for the statement and an amount of $50 to get your name on the full page ad.
We decided to allow only names, not titles or commercial entities be placed with the statement.
We formed a corporation in AZ as a financial and legal shelter.
In the first two weeks we recieved a great response, but we have less than doubled that response in the ensuing two months.
Here is where we are:
1. we cannot forsee raising the necessary amount of money in any reasonable amount of time.
2. we do not have enough money right now to run the ad in anything close to a national news paper.
3. the text of the ad is not up for debate.
4. The amount of names (and therefore, the cost) on the ad will not be changed (1200).
What follows is the text of the ad and a link to the page with the Supporter Forms. Posts of support here will be considered pledges for $50. If we see a significant change in the momentum of the project, we may continue it, if not, the project will be cancelled and checks will be returned.
To Whom it May Concern,
No More Restrictions. Not one more restriction on types of firearms, variants of firearms nor individual firearms. Not one more restriction on a class of ammunition, caliber nor type of bullet. No restrictions on a single accessory, tool nor book related to firearms. No more limits on the types of guns, the number of guns nor the amount of ammunition that I can own. Nor any restrictions on the frequency with which I can add more of the aforementioned to my collection. We will no longer tolerate the slow encroachment upon our right to keep and bear arms. For years the piecemeal banning of items and restricting of our rights has served to divide law abiding gun owners into various factions. These factions have struggled over limited resources and acted only when their particular interests were threatened directly. That time has ended. This space has been purchased by individual gun owners of America: hunters, sport shooters, firearms collectors, policofficers and self-defense advocates. If your intention is to take our guns, come take them, all at once.
The time for division has ended. If your goal is to take our guns away, please face us as a group, in the legislative halls and courtrooms of this country. Be open and honest about your intention to deprive American Citizens of a constitutional right, an American Tradition, a recreational activity, our private property and a means of protecting ourselves and our families. We are ready to unite to defend all of those things.
www.catalystpro.com/advocacy
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We wanted to publish the paragraphs in a full page advocacy ad in USA Today, which would take almost $60,000. After much discussion we settled on a final text for the statement and an amount of $50 to get your name on the full page ad.
We decided to allow only names, not titles or commercial entities be placed with the statement.
We formed a corporation in AZ as a financial and legal shelter.
In the first two weeks we recieved a great response, but we have less than doubled that response in the ensuing two months.
Here is where we are:
1. we cannot forsee raising the necessary amount of money in any reasonable amount of time.
2. we do not have enough money right now to run the ad in anything close to a national news paper.
3. the text of the ad is not up for debate.
4. The amount of names (and therefore, the cost) on the ad will not be changed (1200).
What follows is the text of the ad and a link to the page with the Supporter Forms. Posts of support here will be considered pledges for $50. If we see a significant change in the momentum of the project, we may continue it, if not, the project will be cancelled and checks will be returned.
To Whom it May Concern,
No More Restrictions. Not one more restriction on types of firearms, variants of firearms nor individual firearms. Not one more restriction on a class of ammunition, caliber nor type of bullet. No restrictions on a single accessory, tool nor book related to firearms. No more limits on the types of guns, the number of guns nor the amount of ammunition that I can own. Nor any restrictions on the frequency with which I can add more of the aforementioned to my collection. We will no longer tolerate the slow encroachment upon our right to keep and bear arms. For years the piecemeal banning of items and restricting of our rights has served to divide law abiding gun owners into various factions. These factions have struggled over limited resources and acted only when their particular interests were threatened directly. That time has ended. This space has been purchased by individual gun owners of America: hunters, sport shooters, firearms collectors, policofficers and self-defense advocates. If your intention is to take our guns, come take them, all at once.
The time for division has ended. If your goal is to take our guns away, please face us as a group, in the legislative halls and courtrooms of this country. Be open and honest about your intention to deprive American Citizens of a constitutional right, an American Tradition, a recreational activity, our private property and a means of protecting ourselves and our families. We are ready to unite to defend all of those things.
www.catalystpro.com/advocacy
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