I don't consider myself an activist, but here is my suggestion for activision.
I think we need to educate those we know about where the candidates stand, and to do that we need to know for ourselves. I'm sure we all know many people who perhaps hunt or own guns but otherwise don't follow the issues closely, and may be caught up in the "Obama is our savior" cult. I know some union guys like this, especially.
No, McCain is far from perfect and I for one am disapointed that he's the nominee, but the reality is that his voting record is really pretty good. Other than the gun show thing and campaign finance, he's with us. He has even publicly stated his opposition to an AWB, more than we can say for Bush.
Also, I heard it repeated many times that the Democrats lost in '94 because of the AWB and they will never try that again. Do you really think that they have changed their collective minds on the issue? They are biding their time; make no mistake, if they get all three houses we are in trouble.
The reality is that although public opinion has changed a little in our favor over the last few years, the majority still favors "reasonable" gun control. I saw a poll that said just over half of Americans think gun laws are just right or too strict, and just under half think we need more gun control.
That is somewhat misleading because a lot of people think the laws are stricter than they are. They watch CSI or whatever and think all guns are registered, etc.. I was talking to a coworker recently and he asked how hard it is to legally buy a gun. When I told him that private sales are legal without a background check, and guns are not registered (in Oregon at least), he was shocked, and said we need better gun control! This is a guy who likes guns and wants to buy one!
I know this forum is more for specific activism, and appologize if my post is out of place, but we really need to get the word out that the fight is not over, the gun banners have not given up, and a vote for Obama is a vote for gun control!
