A new day for 2A in MD

Mr H · Nov 5, 2014

This is not about election results or a particular politician, nor is it about "repeal" or changes to any law.

This is a reminder that this election proved 2 things...

1 - We, as a firearms community, have power.

2 - There is still work to do in the next 4 years.

Yes, 4 years. The things we need to do will take that long, but the environment is more favorable today than it was yesterday.

We can now point to the groundswell across the country and (more importantly) Maryland, that there are people willing to stand up and make a difference.

I am so very proud of how this community, in particular, in how we have come together in the past few years and grown.

Please look at your local representatives' situations. I bet you'll find a lot more balance in how they were (re)elected, and as a result, they will have to be a LOT more responsive to the tenor of their constituents' needs.

Become a regular correspondent with them, on every subject that affects you, and remind them regularly that the state changed today. We must be heard.

Brooklyn · Nov 5, 2014

And... continue to talk to your neighbors .. lobby them first, they are the people we need to reach.

Hogans re-election campaign just started

Doctor_M · Nov 5, 2014

Well said!!

Jack McCauley · Nov 5, 2014

Well said!

TxAggie · Nov 5, 2014

A little perspective as always, Mr. H.

Congrats to Maryland and in particular MDS to a job well done. And here's to further work and success.

HankR · Nov 5, 2014

Way to Go Maryland

Good job guys, but as the previous poster mentioned there's still a lot of work to be done. That said, many wouldn't have thought this much progress was even possible. Way to stick in there and keep fighting.

Congratulations.

Blacksmith101 · Nov 5, 2014

Don't gloat, just move forward in a positive direction. When communicating with your elected representatives remind them that gun rights issues helped create the new landscape and those issues are important to you as a voter.

trickg · Nov 5, 2014

We do have power as a community, but the truth is that the economy on top of a poorly managed campaign is what lost the election for Brown. It wasn't a race about gun rights in the state. Sure, there were many who voted for Hogan for that reason, but those are folks who likely would have voted for Hogan anyway.

I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy - it's still a great day for the state, but we do still have a lot of work to do to keep Hogan in office -don't expect anything to happen for 2A rights in this state unless Hogan can win a second term.

lx1x · Nov 5, 2014

i see this as a train gaining momentum.. keep that train moving we will see a better maryland.

trickg · Nov 5, 2014

lx1x said:
i see this as a train gaining momentum.. keep that train moving we will see a better maryland.

Let's get Hogan another 4 years, and send Frosh packing. Those are the two things I'd most want to see.

BeoBill · Nov 5, 2014

Brooklyn said:
Hogans re-election campaign just started

Absolutely. We have at least four years' work ahead of us to rejoin America.

bobthefisher · Nov 5, 2014

I would like to propose we put together a 2A gathering\event in Annapolis in the next couple weeks. Sooner the better, while the iron is hot! Have MSI coordinate the event. We need to show Annapolis that we're an organized group within Maryland politics and must be taken seriously... plus a bit of a victory lap

Brooklyn · Nov 5, 2014

trickg said:
We do have power as a community, but the truth is that the economy on top of a poorly managed campaign is what lost the election for Brown. It wasn't a race about gun rights in the state. Sure, there were many who voted for Hogan for that reason, but those are folks who likely would have voted for Hogan anyway.

I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy - it's still a great day for the state, but we do still have a lot of work to do to keep Hogan in office -don't expect anything to happen for 2A rights in this state unless Hogan can win a second term.

I will be sure to tell the fence siters in Annapolis this. Assuming I bother to go.
.

But they already know this... OK no need to waste a day off then

Bolts Rock · Nov 5, 2014

Mr H said:
Please look at your local representatives' situations. I bet you'll find a lot more balance in how they were (re)elected, and as a result, they will have to be a LOT more responsive to the tenor of their constituents' needs.

Become a regular correspondent with them, on every subject that affects you, and remind them regularly that the state changed today. We must be heard.

Get real, I live in 13 where the elected and entrenched retards refuse to reply to email they disagree with (Guzzone), think email autoresponders waste paper (Pendergrass) or scream out in meetings "I don't care what my constituents think, I'll vote how I feel I know better than you do!" (Frank Turner).

Bald Fat Guy · Nov 5, 2014

You mean all my unopposed representives, or the ones facing sacrifical lambs who only recieved 12 votes ?

ericoak · Nov 5, 2014

Hogan won because the middle class in MD was sick of tax increases, not because of MOMs gun laws.

bpSchoch · Nov 5, 2014

Don't forget there are a lot of people that were very unhappy about all the illegal immigration that is happening. I know some Dems who voted for Hogan just because of that issue

Norton · Nov 5, 2014

ericoak said:
Hogan won because the middle class in MD was sick of tax increases, not because of MOMs gun laws.

Yup. Even more so, they saw through Brown's complete ineptness at being a manager, which is the primary function of a governor.

This election had zero to do with any gun laws. The fact that our circles intersect is a good thing, but we'd be deluding ourselves by thinking that this election was decided based on 2A issues.

snakep · Nov 5, 2014

Well done DINOs!...We need to now re-double our efforts!

Mr H · Nov 5, 2014

Bolts Rock said:
Get real, I live in 13 where the elected and entrenched retards refuse to reply to email they disagree with (Guzzone), think email autoresponders waste paper (Pendergrass) or scream out in meetings "I don't care what my constituents think, I'll vote how I feel I know better than you do!" (Frank Turner).

You know me well enough to know I am serious. We--and not just the shooting community--are waking up, and scaring the establishment.

PG, MoCo, and Bloodymore are down the road. They will fall from attrition and erosion from the outside, eventually.

The efforts now need to come from all directions, not only 2A. This shift (as Norton correctly pointed out) is a general distrust, and being completely fed up with the policies and players of the past 8 years id the tip of the iceberg.

Research your points, make them respectfully yet decisively, and strap in for a long slog. This is your success; make the most of it.

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