Maryland Shall Issue - Focusing on Gun Bill Days

DC-W said:

We have decided to transition from our traditional 2A Tuesday event into a focus on "Gun Bill Days," which are the March days that all the gun-related bills are typically set for committee hearings in the General Assembly.

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Rack&Roll said:

BEOOOOOOOOOOO! Yes, we are nothing if not social!

We have planned our Feb. 7 rally/protest to be a quick-hitter starting at 9am and wrapping up after the legislators have to walk past us around 10am. Easy peazy.

After that, beer for brunch if we want!

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MD_3%er said:

This is not the same as gun bill day? This is just a general rally? Any reason for the date? Would love to attend.

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MD_3%er said:

This is not the same as gun bill day? This is just a general rally? Any reason for the date? Would love to attend.

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2A Tuesday is cancelled, but "DEPLORABLES TUESDAY" takes its place! We have been cut loose on Feb. 7th to have the partisan rally that the NRA, MSI and MSPRA could not, by law, put on.

Yes, the official 2A Tuesday Rally on February 7th, sponsored by the NRA, (with an assist from Maryland Shall Issue and Maryland Pistol & Rifle Association) has been "redirected" to Gun Bill Days, but we, as MARYLAND SHOOTERS, are still free meet up for a rally/protest on February 7th, so come on down and join us!

With the Patriot Picket crew acting as your coordinating committee, we invite you to meet up with us and your MDS brothers and sisters on THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK at Lawyers Mall for what we are calling "DEPLORABLES TUESDAY"!

Whoa, but "what about an event permit?" and "what about those rented meeting rooms?. WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' PERMIT! As the Patriot Picket has proved, we have THE RIGHT to the public sidewalk anytime we please.

Except this year, we are inviting you to wear YOUR FAVORITE HOLSTER, to bring your GADSDEN BANNERS, and to grab A PROTEST SIGN from the many we have on hand from the Patriot Picket. Or even better, bring your own sign!

We invite to wear your CAMO--head to toe if you like. Wear your favorite GUN HAT. Wear your cowboy hat. We will also have American flags to hold. To hell with dressing business casual and being non-partisan! Our opponents aren't non-partisan. We won't be either.

We have also arranged for an appearance and short speech by some very special guests that you won't want to miss. Trust me, you will want to have your picture taken with our special guests, and to post them all over social media. We will also be alerting the mainstream media about our event outside Lawyer's Mall.

To make it easier for you to attend Deplorables Tuesday so as not to miss too much work, we will meet up at 9am on February 7th at the edge of Lawyer's Mall. Our special guests will arrive around 9:30am for their short presentation and will all be in place with our OPEN HOLSTERS, FLAGS, and PROTEST SIGNS when the legislators cross the street in front of us at 10am.

By they we will have gotten great pictures and video for social media and you all are free to go! Short & Sweet, and to the point. We will not nag you to visit legislators--you can do that on Gun Bill Days.

See you February 7th, for the Deplorables Tuesday Rally that you've always wished you could go to!

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montoya32 said:

This is very disappointing. I am not criticizing those who volunteer their time, but it seems that with a republican president elect, national reciprocity bill and a "republican" governor, we should be getting more bold, not retracting from public exposure. Just my thoughts.

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Stoveman said:

In order:

Yes.

To fill the vacuum created when 2AT was cancelled

Love to have you.

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Rack&Roll said:

Traditionally there has been a Maryland 2nd Amendment rally in early February--but it was strictly a non-partisan event, according to non-profit regs.

Now that the 2A organizations are focusing their energy on the days when gun bills come up in March, we are cut loose to have a PARTISAN rally that shames Democrats on February 7th at 9am.

Since we are on a new page, I am reposting the rally plan again:

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gprimr1 said:

I thought about this, but I actuallly think that the strength of Patriot's Picket is going to shine 100 fold in the venue of a rally on Lawyers Mall, while the value of MSI and it's more legalistic approach works for bill hearing day.

Patriot's Picket has the in your face shock value that is needed for an event with a non-captive audience.

IMO, this is an example of how two different pro-2A groups can compliment each others strengths.

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gprimr1 said:

I thought about this, but I actuallly think that the strength of Patriot's Picket is going to shine 100 fold in the venue of a rally on Lawyers Mall, while the value of MSI and it's more legalistic approach works for bill hearing day.

Patriot's Picket has the in your face shock value that is needed for an event with a non-captive audience.

IMO, this is an example of how two different pro-2A groups can compliment each others strengths.

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Gambler said:

This.

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Gambler said:

The guy that writes the emails should really be fired IMHO.

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MD_3%er said:

Was it in early Feb last year or the year before?

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esqappellate said:

Nope, March. 2A Tuesday was in February. Last year the opposition waited until the last minute (after 2A Tuesday) to file their bills. That trick won't work twice.

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Stoveman said:

Um, it kinda did. Someone scheduled 2AT on 7 February.

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Gambler said:

The guy that writes the emails should really be fired IMHO.

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swinokur said:

i think this was a very savvy move, even if the original intent was not a 2 front battle. it now has become just that.

kudos to all concerned.

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