Friday, September 10, 2010

Bay Area Open Carry Movement

From Walter Stanley, via Facebook:
As we press forward spreading the word about open carry to our neighbor's in the community we will adopt some new strategies to help increase awareness, promote the cause and neutralize some of the attacks used by those who would prefer a disarmed and defenseless American society.
Go read the whole thing and find out what those are.

6 comments:

jon said...

i think that's a link to your message inbox.

David Codrea said...

Don't know--it goes to the FB page for me...

http://www.facebook.com/?tid=1190626603696&sk=messages

Maybe you have to be a group member to access?

Anonymous said...

Which Group?

David Codrea said...

"Bay Area Open Carry Movement"

Kevin Patrick said...

Is it a note? I get the message that only the user can view this message, even if logged in. Is there a title or something to search for?

I looked at the Bay Area Open Carry Movement page, but didn't see anything like this.

Suggestions?

David Codrea said...

I found out after the fact its open to members only and it's an "informational update." They tell me they're going to make the group open to all, so I'll check before posting any more of their alerts. Here's what this one says:

Walter Stanley September 9 at 6:40pm Reply
Bay Area Open Carry Movement,

Hello friends! As most of you know, AB 1934 was defeated on the last day of session by our trusted allies in the State Assembly. Assemblymen Jim Nielsen (R), Stephen Knight (R), Chris Norby (R), Tom Berryhill (R), Kevin Jefferies (R), and Chuck DeVore (R) fought against AB 1934 until the 11th hour and deserve our thanks for protecting and defending the individual right to openly bear arms in California. Fellow 2nd Amendment supporters should all take note of the names' listed above and support these individuals the next time you head to the election polls.

As we press forward spreading the word about open carry to our neighbor's in the community we will adopt some new strategies to help increase awareness, promote the cause and neutralize some of the attacks used by those who would prefer a disarmed and defenseless American society.

In the past, open carry meet-ups have taken place at various coffee shops and restaurants. While these are still great ways to increase awareness and promote the cause in smaller numbers, we have simply grown too much in size for these types of event locations to help us meet our goals in a practical sense. In the future, coffee shop open carry meet-ups should be smaller approachable interactive groups that can help educate the public on a face-to-face basis. Having multiple coffee shop open carry meet-ups at different locations is preferred over one single gathering with dozens of participants.

Our larger open carry gatherings should be public service events like beach clean-ups, highway litter removals, youth group/community fundraisers and our new city-wide open carry demonstrations. This will send a positive message to the public and encourage more individuals to start openly bearing arms, while helping to maintain a postive image.

We hope that you will join us at our first city-wide open carry demonstration on Constitution Day (Friday, September 17th) in the City of Livermore. Stay tuned for more information....