The problem is when you only hear a few names getting repeated over and over on this board it makes me think many of the folks here only talk to those people. Ive seen something that amazed me recently at a PGYD get together that I plan to address in the same way of fighting fire with fire.
One member of the group brought a tablet loaded with videos from homeless folks around the county being assaulted near METRO stops. The concern was how to get more METRO police
so I mentioned why not arm the homeless? Now of course after the shocked looks I got I explained that in actuality it isn't possible in the conventional sense with a firearm as many are court recognized as mental deficient and many are felons so I suggested we raise money to buy them all Cold Steel Walking Shillelaghs, one to help them get around and two for a bit of protection. The argument yet again swung back to more police and that's when I explained to them that the police are not even required to respond to each call and many times don't until the attackers are long gone. That actually shocked many of them and I was asked to put together a presentation. Many are being kept in the dark about self defense measures for themselves an those around them(to include the right of firearm ownership not being an evil thing).
Instead of making a visit to Del. Smeigal why not make a copy of the Firearm Related Violence report ( http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18319&page= ) and go pay a visit to some of the Democrats that will take an appointment with you in Annapolis or your home district. Show them the facts and explain to them this is the report that the current President mandated and leave a copy with them. Not all of the facts are perfect but nothing is.
Before someone goes on a rant about the democrats not wanting to see facts I will bet most expect that your examples are the open sessions where a lot of passionate people got up and spoke while many Delegates tuned you out. Its much harder to tune you out when your in their offices. Meet your neighbors that are Democrats and find the ones that are Pro 2nd and ask them to join you in a visit to your delegate.
Once this election is over I plan to make time to do just this with all new and old representation in my district for PG County and the part i have as the director of a veterans non profit and a card carrying democrat is it would be a shame for one of them not to take a sit down. Find a reason for them to want that sit down with you and then take just a few minutes to get this report in their hands. I promise you most of them don't even know it exists.
. Sorry! We live in a liberal paradise. The constitution was written to recognize individual rights, not to give the majority the ability to take them away. 
