Agreed. And if we are to have any hope at all of affecting some pro-gun change in Salem in November, we need every single gun owner in Oregon to be informed and united. This will not happen if we're tearing each other apart over what letter is after their name on a voter registration card. We all have a common interest in guns here, we should, at least for the sake of our rights, be able to come together on this one subject. If we can do that, then maybe, just maybe, we'll bring more people into the fight and convince more people to vote pro-gun come November.
It's an uphill battle, but the last thing we want to do is drive away folks that care about guns. We need everyone to work together against the enemy of our rights, something this country has demonstrated an ability to do since the beginning. Our fights were made up of people from different backgrounds, different parties, different religions and ideologies, but united under a common banner - to defeat those that take our liberties and threaten our freedom. I know I'm likely in the minority in this opinion, but I believe we can make anti-gun legislation toxic to politicians if and only if we band together, statewide, and vote in unison around this one very important issue. But to get there, we have to find a way to be in the 'same room' together first. And I do think Joe is trying to get us to just that spot. Our enemy is in Salem, and we need to make our voices heard - in the biggest numbers we can muster. We can save the beotching at each other for other venues.
