Gun clubs across MA are going about their business the wrong way. They are taking the approach that they want to be low profile and don't want anybody to know they even exist. Wrong approach.
I think every club in MA should get together and coordinate a summer weekend open house for their respective communities. Rich clubs can help the smaller low budget clubs with the master plan being to perpetuate gun clubs in MA.
The goal of the open house would be to educate the general public. Guns aren't just killing machines, and in fact most guns are used for hobby, sport or collecting.
That open house should include a BBQ, fun and games for kids, and a designated area to show people who have never owned or even touched a gun how to shoot.
Management should meet and shake the hands of every person that enters. Members should do the same. Strike up conversations and make the visitors feel comfortable.
They will see that gun owners are people just like them, not crazy school shooting psychos.
They will understand that guns aren't just used for killing, like the liberal media has trained them to believe.
They will see how disciplined we are in handling firearms safely.
They will see that "assault rifles" are just bigger guns that make a bigger boom, and that bigger boom is fun. Why do people buy $100,000 200mph sports cars if the speed limit is 65? Because when people collect things, they like to collect the best available that they can afford.
They will feel a sense of accomplishment when they hit the bulls-eye.
And most importantly, they will say "wow, shooting that gun was a lot of fun. I want one too".
I'm 100% certain that the majority of people who were anti-gun or at the very least indifferent when they walked in will view gun owners and guns in a different light by the time they leave.
I'm sure there would be some hard cores who's minds can't be changed, but over all I think more people will leave with a positive opinion than a negative opinion.
Unfortunately, I believe that what I think isn't what the clubs will think.
They will remain isolated and that isolation will eventually be the demise of gun clubs in MA.
You can't fight or win a propaganda war if your opponent has all the air time while you hide in the shadows.
That's what I really think.
I think every club in MA should get together and coordinate a summer weekend open house for their respective communities. Rich clubs can help the smaller low budget clubs with the master plan being to perpetuate gun clubs in MA.
The goal of the open house would be to educate the general public. Guns aren't just killing machines, and in fact most guns are used for hobby, sport or collecting.
That open house should include a BBQ, fun and games for kids, and a designated area to show people who have never owned or even touched a gun how to shoot.
Management should meet and shake the hands of every person that enters. Members should do the same. Strike up conversations and make the visitors feel comfortable.
They will see that gun owners are people just like them, not crazy school shooting psychos.
They will understand that guns aren't just used for killing, like the liberal media has trained them to believe.
They will see how disciplined we are in handling firearms safely.
They will see that "assault rifles" are just bigger guns that make a bigger boom, and that bigger boom is fun. Why do people buy $100,000 200mph sports cars if the speed limit is 65? Because when people collect things, they like to collect the best available that they can afford.
They will feel a sense of accomplishment when they hit the bulls-eye.
And most importantly, they will say "wow, shooting that gun was a lot of fun. I want one too".
I'm 100% certain that the majority of people who were anti-gun or at the very least indifferent when they walked in will view gun owners and guns in a different light by the time they leave.
I'm sure there would be some hard cores who's minds can't be changed, but over all I think more people will leave with a positive opinion than a negative opinion.
Unfortunately, I believe that what I think isn't what the clubs will think.
They will remain isolated and that isolation will eventually be the demise of gun clubs in MA.
You can't fight or win a propaganda war if your opponent has all the air time while you hide in the shadows.
That's what I really think.