Originally Posted by
FranksPop
In the interests of clarity, this is the second or third post I’ve made in a series of posts to come, the SOLE intent is to shame a percentage of firearms owners in this country.
The group I wish to shame are the “I’ll donate if you win” and the “Go Get’em Boys! Unh...I don’t spend my hard earned money on anything that isn’t a sure thing”. Make no mistake; there are LOTS of members in this group. They’re happy to opine on the subject, tell anyone listening how they’re screwing things up and how they “Should” approach things, but unwilling to send even $20 in support.
I’m an old, retired guy, and my wife and I live on a fixed income. Shooting sports are my sole hobby; I don’t golf, too old to camp, kayak or hunt any longer. I reload so I can shoot as much as possible, but my disposable income drops each year as the cost of living climbs.
I belong to every Gun rights in Canada, and buy new memberships each year. The first legal action I heard of was the CCFR challenge; I immediately sent them $100. I did the same when I heard of the Shooting Edge FoFundMe, and I sent another $100 to the Prince George action when it was filed.
I had pretty much exhausted any disposable cash at that point, so I went to my safe, and dug around until I’d identified some firearms that don’t get used enough...”Nice to haves” not “need to haves” I like all three, but I don’t use them enough.
Last week, I took the first one, a nice old Browning boltgun with a decent Leopold scope on it, stripped it down and cleaned it thoroughly, listed it and sold it for $875. Once the sale was finalized on Monday with PAL checks, I delivered it to the new owner, divided all of the sale price in three and added $25. To make three, $300 donations, one for each active filing. As more cases are filed, I will sell the other two and repeat the process.
I’m telling you this not to brag. I’m directing this at the CHEAP S.O.B.’s with a million excuses of WHY they can’t or won’t donate to this cause. This is the line in the sand, don’t mistake it for something other than what it is. If we do not fight this as vigorously as we possibly can, rest assured; in a decade it won’t matter. You will not have ANY guns to worry about. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns will all be GONE.
If an old retired guy on a fixed income has come up with $1200 in less than a month, there is not ONE, SINGLE Gun owner in this country that can’t spring at LEAST a hundred bucks free. How many guns have you got sitting in your safe that haven’t been fired in years? Sell them and donate...the guns aren’t doing the job they were intended for, someone else would be happy to be using them, and you won’t get called cheap anymore....Win-win-win!
Balls in your court. Donate