New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Do All of Them

I will attempt to keep all of the suggested gun rights resolutions. [More]

Today's resolution is the most ambitious. Also see one from Dave Workman and three from Ed Stone.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
New Year's gun rights resolution: Don't spread unverified internet rumors
New Year's gun rights resolution: Get formal training
New Year's gun rights resolution: Demonstrate for the Second Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Demand ATF investigations

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Practice Daily Activism

Do something.

Every day.

Start today. [More]

Here's my last resolution. I think it's the most important one.

Will you join me in keeping it--and tell a friend?

All the other resolutions:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
New Year's gun rights resolution: Don't spread unverified internet rumors
New Year's gun rights resolution: Get formal training
New Year's gun rights resolution: Demonstrate for the Second Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Demand ATF investigations
New Year's gun rights resolution: Do all of them

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Demand ATF Investigations

This will at most cost you 5 minutes and a couple stamps. Less if you email. [More]

Here's today's resolution suggestion.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
New Year's gun rights resolution: Don't spread unverified internet rumors
New Year's gun rights resolution: Get formal training
New Year's gun rights resolution: Demonstrate for the Second Amendment

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Demonstrate for the Second Amendment

This one is meaningful for me. I wrote some years ago about being subjected to insults for presuming to march through Santa Monica, CA as part of the Second Amendment contingent in their Constitution parade--it seems that particular amendment wasn't very welcome in the People's Republic. And I wrote a few years after that about how our local counter-demonstration to the so-called "Million Mom March" in Westwood, CA, only drew several hundreds of supporters--despite an area gun show a few weekends before attracting over 40,000 gun owners. [More]

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
New Year's gun rights resolution: Don't spread unverified internet rumors
New Year's gun rights resolution: Get formal training

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Get Formal Training

A few years back, I interviewed a former Navy SEAL, a man who is an expert’s expert, providing weapons and tactics training to elite military fighting personnel, civilian law enforcement tactical specialists, and security professionals. With candor typical of true professionals, he admits up front that "our staff does not know it all, nor have we ‘arrived’. We are in a constant state of learning and consider ourselves perpetual students." [More]

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
New Year's gun rights resolution: Don't spread unverified internet rumors

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Don't Spread Unverified Internet Rumors

It's tough enough getting gun owners to respond to real threats or opportunities without frivolously mobilizing and alarming them, wasting everybody's time and energy on distortions and non-issues. [More]

Here's today's offering. It's one of my pet peeves.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Teach Your Children About Guns

I will give my children a development-appropriate education about guns. [More]

Here's today's resolution.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company
New Year's gun rights resolution: Buy a gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spend time with your loved ones

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Buy a Gun

Only one? [More]

Here's today's suggested resolution.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show
New Year's gun rights resolution: Boycott an anti-gun company

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Boycott an Anti-gun Company

We have every right not to patronize a concern that gives aid and comfort to our enemies--which, face it, is what those who would rob us of our rights under force of state arms are. [More]

Today's resolution suggestion recommends not feeding a beast intent on devouring us.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner
New Year's gun rights resolution: Go to a gun show

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Go to a Gun Show

I will attend a gun show. [More]

Here's today's offering.

Tell a friend?

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment
New Year's gun rights resolution: Spread the word on Gun Rights Examiner

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Spread the Word on Gun Rights Examiner

I will spread the word to fellow gun owners about the Gun Rights Examiner columns. [More]

I figure I'm allowed one self-serving resolution post--especially if others think they're also being served.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Support legal efforts to defend 2nd Amendment

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Support Legal Efforts to Defend 2nd Amendment

I will support legal actions protecting the right to keep and bear arms. [More]

Here's today's offering in my Gun Rights Examiner New Year's resolution series.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's gun rights resolution: Read Second Amendment books
New Year's gun rights resolution: Shoot a machine gun

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Shoot a Machine Gun

I will shoot a machine gun. [More]

Here's my ninth offering in Examiner.com's New Year's resolution special project.

Suggested resolutions posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting
New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Read Second Amendment Books

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Read Second Amendment Books

"I will purchase and read books documenting the history behind the development of the Second Amendment."

I say "purchase" because I believe it is important to support authors who do such important work. They deserve to eat, too. [More]

Here's today's suggestion. And here are the resolutions I've posted to date:

New Year's gun rights resolution: Attend an Appleseed
New Year's gun rights resolution: Know your representatives
New Year's gun rights resolution: Write letters to the editor
New Year's gun rights resolution: Join a gun rights group
New Year's gun rights resolution: Send a politician the gun rights questionnaire
New Year's gun rights resolution: Build a guns and liberty video collection
New Year's gun rights resolution: Take a new person shooting

Mayors FOR Guns

I received the following response to my Gun Rights Political Questionnaire out of the blue from Joel Stoner, the mayor of Macks Creek, a small town (pop. 267 in the 2000 census) in MO. I'm using the Gun Rights Examiner columns to feature selected national races, but thought this deserved mention, particularly for the great idea he proposes at the end.

1. Do you believe that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" and that the Bill of Rights acknowledges our birthrights?

Yes

2. If so, should these rights be proactively protected from infringement by all levels of government, including city, county and state?

Yes

3. Please give some examples of gun laws you consider constitutional.

Laws requiring citizens to own firearms for the common protection of the city.

4. Please give some examples of gun laws you consider unconstitutional.

All others

5. Does the right to bear arms include the right for any peaceable citizen to carry them concealed without a permit, as in Vermont?

Yes

6. Do you believe that Americans have a right to own, use and carry weapons of military pattern, and will you use the prestige of elected office to publicly promote that right?

Yes, the second amendment was intended for the militia, by having an armed militia the people can protect their republic. Tell me how i can help and i will do what i can to promote the ownership of "military" style weapons. Truth is all firearms are suitable for military service. I personally own an SKS.

7. Do you support or oppose registration of weapons? Why?

I am dead set against any form of registration. Registration is the first step to confiscation. See Red Dawn for evidence that registration can be abused easily.

8. Do you support or oppose licensing requirements to own or carry firearms? Why?

Rights exist without government permission, to require a license to own or carry a firearm would severely infringe the second amendment right.

9. What specific gun laws will you work to get repealed?

I would like to see a repeal of all gun laws.

10. If elected, will you back your words of support for firearms
rights up with consistent actions? How?

The City of Macks Creek has passed resolutions in support of firearms ownership. I personally have been talking to the NRA to form a Mayors who support gun rights, to counter Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns(MAIG).

Cordially,
Joel Stoner, Mayor
City of Macks Creek, Missouri

New Year's Gun Rights Resolution: Join a Gun Rights Group

I will join a gun rights organization. [More]

Here's today's second Gun Rights Examiner column--another in my daily series between now and Jan. 1 of suggested New Year's resolutions for gun owners.

Opportunities abound for New Year's gun rights resolutions

After the ball drops, who will have a better 2015, Michael Bloomberg or gun owners? That really depends on you. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes with so many options available, there is no excuse for not doing multiple somethings. Regularly.

Make and keep New Year's gun rights resolutions

It truly is not that difficult, and it's also very personally satisfying. But to those who might not know where to begin, here are some ideas I've explored before...with an important addition courtesy of Dave Workman... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column presents some options more Americans need to consider. Resolve to share the link?

New Years gun rights resolutions needed in 2014 to counter Bloomberg

As now freed-up ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s resolution to establish well-funded, professional and coordinated lobbying groups in the states has been exposed (albeit pretty much ignored as yet), your committed resolve to be active at all levels in defending and promoting the right to keep and bear arms will be nothing less than critical in 2014. [More] 

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes Bloomberg has made his resolution and is committed to keeping it. With a vengeance. Can you say the same? How?

New Year’s resolutions can promote gun owner activism and freedom

[M]uch of the current mess we find ourselves in -- from a renewed anti-gunner feeding frenzy demanding new edicts and bans, to the shortages we see enabling prices in some quarters to rise through the roof -- can be attributed, at least in part, to gun owner detachment, apathy, and unwillingness to personally share in the burdens of gun rights activism. That’s a shame, because it really doesn’t require a lot of effort to get and stay engaged, and the personal rewards and friendships made can be invaluable. [More] 

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is accompanied by a picture that we have the ability to change. Happy New Year? A lot of that depends on us.