WHEN IT COMES TO GUN-GRABBIN' WHO'S TO BLAME?
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR & SEE ONLY EXCUSES!
by Alex Gubenko for Black Wire Media Fri. 11-22-19 www.cnjfo.com/join-us
Why Don’t “They” Do Something?
YOU! Yes, you. You are to blame for the slow, yet constant encroachment of the gun-grabbers. I used to be like you. I used to sit back from the comfort of my home, give $25 here and there to various gun groups then complain that the NRA or whichever organization wasn’t doing enough to protect my rights. What have you done to make sure your rights are protected?
Several years ago I attended an event held by the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners (CNJFO.) After the event I was talking to David Rosenthal about some ideas I had that THEY should do. Rosey looked at me and said, “you should do that.” It hit me like a ton of bricks. Yes. Why don’t I do that? Why am I expecting a handful of people in a state with supposedly a million gun owners to do all of the heavy lifting?
There are too many people out there for one reason or another that do not get physically involved in things like rallies, events, membership drives, or elections. Whether it is out of fear of alienating family members, worrying about having your picture taken at a rally, or just plain laziness, people don’t show up in the numbers that they should. But just throwing money at an issue or sharing memes on Facebook isn’t going to help.
At the special session in Richmond, Virginia back in July, 2019, hundreds of Second Amendment supporters showed up from all over the state to protest the proposed laws. Meanwhile, the anti-gun crowd bused in thousands of people who chanted at us and screamed in our faces. There should have been thousands of Second Amendment supporters attending. Where were you? At the Second Amendment Rally in November, 2019, about two thousand people showed up when there should have been tens of thousands. Where were you?
If ten percent of all firearm owners took an hour a week to get involved in something to help the cause, there would be no asking “Why don’t they do something?” You would become the “they.” We would be a force of great numbers that could not be ignored. It would allow the heavy lifters of the community to be Generals leading an army of Second Amendment supporters.
If you feel the need to defend yourself from anything I've said, you're not doing enough. Get involved. Pick an organization and volunteer some time. Write to your politicians. Get out and vote. All of our voices in unison will be impossible to ignore.
What motivates you? What talents would you like to offer?
EDITOR's NOTE:
Alex Gubenko was born under the thumb of totalitarianism in the Ukraine, where FREEDOM was a prohibited concept. His family emigrated when he was just 2. "My family took me out of a communist country and I refuse to sit idly by while people try to turn the US into that!" A naturalized US citizen and gun owner (funny how THAT seems to always be the case, isn't it?), Gubenko joined the Coalition years ago, and was quite active at Rallies & Protests for GUN RIGHTS. Gubenko moved his family to "the Promised Land", aka the Commonwealth of Virginia last year. Now he fights for Virginia 2A groups while still writing for us (we're very grateful)! We hope you enjoy his analysis as much as we did.
-----The Editors
