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Heads Up Second Amendment Warriors:
An Invitation to Kick a Little Liberal Butt - RSVP
By John Birch of Concealed Carry, Inc.
Published 04. 24. 02 at 22:19 Sierra Time
Cindy Richards of the Chicago SunTimes invites you to an email war. Her column is below, take a moment to read it.
If you care to respond to her, and I hope you do, send her email at cindyrichards@ameritech.net and while you are at it, send a copy to the SunTimes at letters@suntimes.com.
Ms. Richards is one of those pathetic creatures who believe human rights are subject to mob rule. She says the majority of citizens oppose concealed carry but fails to point out that concealed carry is a success in 44 states. I guess she is one who suggests that if a majority voted a gay neighbor out of his apartment the guy would have to move?
She's sick. We live in a republic and will not have our rights determined by the whim of public opinion any more than Africans living in Chicago will.
While I appreciate her comments on being twice struck by 15 minutes of fame I think it fair to point out that at no time did I go to the media. Rather they came to me. No press releases, no phone calls, no nothing from me. In fact I even got a friendly rebuke from J. J. Johnson (www.sierratimes.com) for not sending him a press release!
[Not to worry, John - The Ol' News Ranch is stepping up to the plate. Folks, it all stems from this: http://www.concealcarry.org/freegun.htm]
The best part is that Ms. Richards has done a great job of building interest in our one gun a month giveaway program. I can't tell you how much support is pouring in! We are on the right course.
And while Ms. Richards thinks she has a great scheme to get us to deliver a gun to someone who will just turn it into the Chicago police she will fail. Why? To get the gun you have to have a FOID card! Liberals don't have FOID's and are unlikely to get one anytime soon.
Besides we are taking the winner to the range and anyone who goes to the range, in our experience, always changes their view on guns. Win/Win.
Ms. Richards, you took your best shot. FIZZLE.
Dear John: Take this gun and ...
April 24, 2002 BY CINDY RICHARDS
It's time for all good, law abiding, gun-opposing citizens to write a ''Dear John'' letter. That would be John as in john@concealcarry.org. This John is John Birch, president of Concealed Carry Inc. He's soliciting e-mails from would-be Chicago scofflaws.
Concealed Carry Inc., as you might remember, is the group of gun promoters based in ''gun-friendly Oak Brook'' (their description, not mine). The group got its first 15 minutes of media fame last year when it urged people to bring concealed weapons to Taste of Chicago, the city's summer celebration.
That stunt, supposedly a protest against the city's ban on private gun ownership, fizzled.
Now Birch is back for another 15 minutes of fame. This time he is promising to give away one gun each month to some deserving Chicagoan.
It's a publicity stunt, but one that I think deserves an overwhelming response from the general public.
Since studies show that the vast majority of us oppose laws that allow people to walk around with concealed weapons--much to Mr. Birch's dismay--we should all take this opportunity to get one gun each month off the street.
If enough of us apply for this ridiculous program, we can bury John in applications. In the best case scenario, one of us might win this gun lottery. Then, we can take the weapon to the nearest police station, turn it in and take one gun off the streets (while simultaneously draining Concealed Carry members of the $300 they spent in an attempt to increase the numbers of guns in circulation).
At worst, John will be so overwhelmed by applications that he won't be able to sift through them looking for the legitimate ones.
So, time to start writing. And here's what we have to say:
Dear John:
I am a single mother [the group gives extra points to females, the disabled, those who can claim they are being threatened] living in a particularly dangerous neighborhood of Chicago [you must be a city resident to qualify].
Three times last week, I heard gunshots on the streets outside my home [the more compelling the story, the more points you get]. I am worried for my safety and that of my kids.
I believe that Mayor Daley's ban on gun ownership ensures that only the criminals get guns [Concealed Carry loves that]. I believe that your group is saving lives by arming citizens [effective use of the organization's motto]. I would buy a gun for myself, but all of my money goes toward feeding and clothing my two kids, both of whom plan a career in the military [offers financial sob story and denotes kids have futures that will include gun use].
If I am lucky enough to be deemed worthy of the free gun to be given away this month, I would happily apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and submit to the instant background check. And I would be happy to go to Oak Brook to pick up the gun, so there is no need for any member of your organization to risk a trip into Chicago, the murder capital of the United States [nice reference to the organization's anti-Chicago stance].
Sincerely,
OK, so it's a little slimy to urge readers to lie, to use the power of a major metropolitan newspaper to overwhelm a small, nonprofit organization. But my sliminess pales in comparison to this organization's efforts to increase the number of guns in circulation.
So, don't delay. Write those letters today. The group hopes to give away its first gun by the end of this month.
E-mail: cindyrichards@ameritech.net
John Birch is the President of Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Tel: 630 660-3935
http://www.sierratimes.com/02/04/25/arjb042502.htm
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
An Invitation to Kick a Little Liberal Butt - RSVP
By John Birch of Concealed Carry, Inc.
Published 04. 24. 02 at 22:19 Sierra Time
Cindy Richards of the Chicago SunTimes invites you to an email war. Her column is below, take a moment to read it.
If you care to respond to her, and I hope you do, send her email at cindyrichards@ameritech.net and while you are at it, send a copy to the SunTimes at letters@suntimes.com.
Ms. Richards is one of those pathetic creatures who believe human rights are subject to mob rule. She says the majority of citizens oppose concealed carry but fails to point out that concealed carry is a success in 44 states. I guess she is one who suggests that if a majority voted a gay neighbor out of his apartment the guy would have to move?
She's sick. We live in a republic and will not have our rights determined by the whim of public opinion any more than Africans living in Chicago will.
While I appreciate her comments on being twice struck by 15 minutes of fame I think it fair to point out that at no time did I go to the media. Rather they came to me. No press releases, no phone calls, no nothing from me. In fact I even got a friendly rebuke from J. J. Johnson (www.sierratimes.com) for not sending him a press release!
[Not to worry, John - The Ol' News Ranch is stepping up to the plate. Folks, it all stems from this: http://www.concealcarry.org/freegun.htm]
The best part is that Ms. Richards has done a great job of building interest in our one gun a month giveaway program. I can't tell you how much support is pouring in! We are on the right course.
And while Ms. Richards thinks she has a great scheme to get us to deliver a gun to someone who will just turn it into the Chicago police she will fail. Why? To get the gun you have to have a FOID card! Liberals don't have FOID's and are unlikely to get one anytime soon.
Besides we are taking the winner to the range and anyone who goes to the range, in our experience, always changes their view on guns. Win/Win.
Ms. Richards, you took your best shot. FIZZLE.
Dear John: Take this gun and ...
April 24, 2002 BY CINDY RICHARDS
It's time for all good, law abiding, gun-opposing citizens to write a ''Dear John'' letter. That would be John as in john@concealcarry.org. This John is John Birch, president of Concealed Carry Inc. He's soliciting e-mails from would-be Chicago scofflaws.
Concealed Carry Inc., as you might remember, is the group of gun promoters based in ''gun-friendly Oak Brook'' (their description, not mine). The group got its first 15 minutes of media fame last year when it urged people to bring concealed weapons to Taste of Chicago, the city's summer celebration.
That stunt, supposedly a protest against the city's ban on private gun ownership, fizzled.
Now Birch is back for another 15 minutes of fame. This time he is promising to give away one gun each month to some deserving Chicagoan.
It's a publicity stunt, but one that I think deserves an overwhelming response from the general public.
Since studies show that the vast majority of us oppose laws that allow people to walk around with concealed weapons--much to Mr. Birch's dismay--we should all take this opportunity to get one gun each month off the street.
If enough of us apply for this ridiculous program, we can bury John in applications. In the best case scenario, one of us might win this gun lottery. Then, we can take the weapon to the nearest police station, turn it in and take one gun off the streets (while simultaneously draining Concealed Carry members of the $300 they spent in an attempt to increase the numbers of guns in circulation).
At worst, John will be so overwhelmed by applications that he won't be able to sift through them looking for the legitimate ones.
So, time to start writing. And here's what we have to say:
Dear John:
I am a single mother [the group gives extra points to females, the disabled, those who can claim they are being threatened] living in a particularly dangerous neighborhood of Chicago [you must be a city resident to qualify].
Three times last week, I heard gunshots on the streets outside my home [the more compelling the story, the more points you get]. I am worried for my safety and that of my kids.
I believe that Mayor Daley's ban on gun ownership ensures that only the criminals get guns [Concealed Carry loves that]. I believe that your group is saving lives by arming citizens [effective use of the organization's motto]. I would buy a gun for myself, but all of my money goes toward feeding and clothing my two kids, both of whom plan a career in the military [offers financial sob story and denotes kids have futures that will include gun use].
If I am lucky enough to be deemed worthy of the free gun to be given away this month, I would happily apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and submit to the instant background check. And I would be happy to go to Oak Brook to pick up the gun, so there is no need for any member of your organization to risk a trip into Chicago, the murder capital of the United States [nice reference to the organization's anti-Chicago stance].
Sincerely,
OK, so it's a little slimy to urge readers to lie, to use the power of a major metropolitan newspaper to overwhelm a small, nonprofit organization. But my sliminess pales in comparison to this organization's efforts to increase the number of guns in circulation.
So, don't delay. Write those letters today. The group hopes to give away its first gun by the end of this month.
E-mail: cindyrichards@ameritech.net
John Birch is the President of Concealed Carry, Inc.
PO BOX 4597
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Tel: 630 660-3935
http://www.sierratimes.com/02/04/25/arjb042502.htm
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878