Supporters,
We have harnessed quite a bit power and strength in numbers here in western MA. We have the attention of many but need many more people in our ranks.
This morning I drove out to Framingham to meet with Attorney Jesse Cohen. Attorney Cohen and I discussed strategy.
We decided that what is best for our Chicopee initiative is to gather as much support as we canwithin the firearms community. That we should build a strong powerbase before trying to plead our case to town officials, local politicians, the media, etc. etc. Especially in light of the recent Colorado shooting, the non-gun owning crowd is at best going to ignore our outcry and at worst will take notice and argue that only LTC Bs should be issued. In the meantime, Jesse urged me to encourage everyone to become members of GOAL and Comm2a. He also said that the current members of these organizations should upgrade their memberships, make donations, volunteer, etc.
Jesse said that the key to acheiving sweeping change in Massachusetts firearms laws is to bring new energy and support to Comm2A and GOAL.
I ask, in the mean time, that everyone continues to gather support amongst gun owners from various western MA communities but avoid pleading our case to the non-gunowners and mainstream media.
I will be updating the petition to include all of western MA so that we can make a collective and larger effort when/if the time comes to present it. I do ask that if you sign the petition that you please PM me your email address so I can keep you up to date on our progress. When we have made some real progress I will email each supporter and schedule a gathering to discuss our next steps. Again though, please don't present this petition to any of our public officials or media. It's not that we need to hide it, it's just that there is a more strategic maneuver at play right now.
I am so grateful for the outpouring of support I have received since drafting this petition. In Jesse's opinion, our efforts with this petition has shown that we have the skills to effect significant political change.
Thank you all and keep up the good work.