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Husker_Fan:
Or perhaps some sort of business card with information for business owners about the effects of them banning guns? I think that would be brilliant.

farmerbob:
Over time private property owners have been saddled down with a mountain of rules and regulations, some for the better some for the worse, depending on your point of view. Some were made to keep business from trampling on an individuals rights.

I can't see it happening, but I personally would like to see NO GUN signs go the way of the dinosaurs.  ;D

farmerbob:

--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on June 05, 2014, 04:32:54 PM ---Here's a thought.  What if, instead of banners and standing outside of a place of business, we had matching T-shirts that said, "Violent criminals, the patrons of this business have been disarmed for your convenience"?  :)

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And the T-shirts could have the NO GUNS NO MONEY card printed on the reverse side.

Ronvandyn:

--- Quote from: Cdog on June 05, 2014, 11:15:46 AM ---This is an interesting topic, and one that can (and does) easily fall into the "us" vs. "them" category, something which only serves to increase anger on both sides of the issue. While I agree that we should be letting businesses know that they lose income by posting "no weapons" on their business, a totally confrontational approach will ultimately be self-defeating. It is also the same tactic being used by anti-gun groups.

As far as the open/concealed carry issue goes, I am not sure that pushing the open carry issue is strategically beneficial for firearms owners at this time. Open carry, especially when approached in a confrontational manner, lowers the proponent of firearms ownership to the level of those misinformed anti-gun citizens (yes, citizens - because I refuse to lower myself to their level by demonizing them the way they demonize us). There are too many people who have been fed misinformation about how responsible firearm owners can be expected to behave in public for such a tactic to work. What is called for here is not confrontation, but education, and this should be the first strategy deployed in these types of situations. Only when the business community and the public recognizes the responsibility with which the majority of legal firearms owners behave can we expect to have reasonable reactions from people who encounter open carry situations.

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Anyway, that's my 2 cents - or $1.50, the way I went on...

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Wow, maybe a tad long-winded, but you have hit the proverbial nail on the head.  Worth way more than a buck fifty.  I vote with my wallet often, and have actually passed out a few cards in my time, but I have never taken it beyond that.  I like your free class idea, but instructors need to make $$$ to maintain their business'.  Although it might be worth it for the NFOA to sponsor a few classes for business owners who are standing close to the fence.

Cdog:
Agreed, instructors should be paid for their time, but as you say a sponsored class could have some benefit. I don't see more than a couple or three sponsored classes a year anyway.

My earlier post may have sounded wishy-washy, but I assure you it was not meant to be. Instead of bemoaning what should have been done, I was trying to address the situation in terms of what it is, and suggest things that can be done going forward to fix the problem. Getting angry is all well and good, but crying about what used to be and what should be doesn't put the rabbit in the pot. I truly believe that we can turn the erosion of our rights around, but we cannot give in to the expectations of the anti's by being obnoxiously confrontational about the issue - which carrying an AK into a store is. Rather, we have to make our points respectfully (every citizen has the same rights, after all) and with the sure knowledge that we will prevail.

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