Second Amendment Second to None Rally in Harrisburg 2009

[RugerNiner]

To other ways to hold events like this here is my 2 F.R.N.’s worth

Lots of time people will want to hold a rally when it’s convenient for them on Saturday or outside on the capital steps holding a sign that they hope someone that matters may bother to read. No one that matters is there to see anything, or will probably not read your sign because they are some where else. We all know the media by in large is not our friends on this issue, the anti-gun can get 25 people to show up at its event gets all kinds of media coverage. We can several hundred of people to take a day off work and travel to the capital at their own expense and get almost no media coverage unless someone does something stupid to undermine our events. So doing events when legislator are off days or holding a sign hoping someone may read it doesn’t accomplish anything productive, been there when its be tried before, saw the lack of results first hand. I know from being on the planning and implementations of these legislative lobbying events to know how successful they are from the actual Reps, thanking US for helping to convince many of their colleagues and the anti-gun Reps even trying to cancel a planed session days because they know we are coming to beat their ears on a specific day, they hate US for coming into their office to undermine their attempts to pull a fast one and using guns as a political election tool back in their districts. They want to say they passed a gun control law, who cares IF it works or not “they did something” media will give positive spin coverage. .

If someone wants to do the outside of the steps rally on sat with their own program thing let me know what day it is I will be there, you can do all the long hard planning / background work that I and others do for these types of events. I bring my own sign, sure be a lot easier for me and a lot less work as you will soon discover how hard it really is…. Maybe this is the reason why no pro-gun groups have wasted their effort on this endeavor for many years, but if you want to give it a whirl have at, I won’t stand it your way or plans. It won’t bother me a bit playing arm chair key board commando for a change, like many seem to spend time doing instead doing something that they could be proud to say I help stop this or I helped get this pro-gun bill past into law.

WF

What does this have to do with the annual rally?
This is obviously directed at me for suggesting a possible media event on a Saturday in September when more people can make it, along with the annual rally, which received a lot of support.
You said you tried this before on a Saturday?
When was that?
What, no "Call to Arms" this year WhiteFeather?

[/dev/null]

On my calendar. Ill be attending from the Allentown area.... if anyone needs a ride or wants to carpool, I can haul up to a vans worth of folks.

[Mtn Jack]

Will be there if not already in the slamer. Ha Ha Be safe Mtn Jack

[Mrs. Pa Patriot]

Yep, the whole bunch of us will be there this year. I am looking forward to it!

[Mrs. Pa Patriot]

Originally Posted by Mtn Jack

Will be there if not already in the slamer. Ha Ha Be safe Mtn Jack

LOL, in the slammer...you kill me.

[bpvet]

Originally Posted by crakkajakka15

Im deff. going to make this event this year. I missed it last year and I live 10 min from the center of the city if that. Free Parking at my house!!

Thats cool. Parking in the H-Burg is expensive especially at the meters. That's why I always drag my brother-in-law along.

[Shawn.L]

IN

now, since we have this great amount of lead time we need to make sure the word gets out and people have plenty of time to make arraingments.

[mikey]

I can't think of a better reason to take off from work, so count me in!!!

[Shawn.L]

we are IN

maybe we should plan a dinner that night?

Renegade,
plenty of people OC there. You have to use the commonwealth entrance and check your handgun like veryone else. No differant than if you CC.

[87th PVI]

I do believe I'll take off for this if I can.
Any pointers on parking? Where is a good place & what does it cost for the day etc. Any other pointers like streets to avoid etc would be nice. (can you tell I hate going into any city larger than my own?)