Fighting back

There's been a bit of controversy in Austin, TX about gun shows and the impression that the ATF and Austin PD have that firearm sales should be through FFL's - no private sales.

Sebastian has an excellent post up about some proactive things we can do about it:

I guess what I’m trying to suggest is: don’t get mad, get even. The way you get even with bureaucrats is to get the people who essentially pay them mad.

He has some specifics listed in the post, and he's right.

A long time ago, I read (and I can't remember where) that in grand scheme of things, politicians only want one thing - to get re-elected. That's your only reliable leverage when dealing with politicians. Sebastian is right on target when he says that gun owners need to show up in great numbers to town meetings to voice their displeasure.

Make noise, ask questions ...... make some people uncomfortable.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

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