How do we even go about organizing this. 90% of the people on here ( myself included ) would benefit greatly from some sort of marching orders. We need a focused approach that is straightforward for people to do.
Here's what a strategic approach might look like since we cannot directly control the criminals, the suggested elements of a constructive strategy must include:
Communication - gathering & dissemination of information from a gun owner perspective.
Lobby and cooperation - find areas of commonality with the general public, politicians, one another and the antis. Our fixation on our guns has developed fatal fault lines with all of these other groups and has fractured our community.
Factual data - statistics / stats can / economic contribution. Our position is rooted in science.
Political activism - keep up the pressure. An iron fist in a velvet glove.
Inreach - education & participation. Intro to shooting sports. Some major strides here of late.
Outreach - support the wider community outside of gun owners. This big piece is missing.
The courts - of last resort, not the goto option. Slow, expensive and unpredictable.
All of these elements have to be coordinated, funded and managed at every level, local to national. Our gun orgs are not inclined to take on this role.
