Category: NRA Convention

I’m blogging from the Celebration of American Values at the NRA Annual Meeting.  So far we’ve heard John Sigler, Chris Cox, Lt. Governor Dan Mongiardo, Karl Rove, Ollie North, and currently Governor Mike Huckabee.  Mitt Romney created a bit of excitement among bloggers when he came into the media booth, but I was unable to get a picture because the batteries in my camera are dead.  We kind fo swarmed to get a picture.  I was worried first that the secret service guy hanging about was going to body slam a blogger, and additionally that I wouldn’t get a picture of it.

Tonight’s event is the NRA-ILA Mix and Mingle for the blog bash atendees.  This should be a fun event, and it looks like we have a few NRA board members coming.  I ran into Chris Cox earlier and he said he would try to make it out.  Emphasis on try. When Annual Meeting is on, these guys schedules can get nuttier than rush hour on the Tokyo subway, but I’m happy he’s going to try to make an effort to say hi to us.

Bitter and I have arrived in Louisville.  I can see the Brady Campaign is already making some hay out of McCain’s appearance.  I mean, with both Democratic candidates running away from their issue like roaches from the kitchen light, you’d think they wouldn’t be surprised to find John McCain moving away from it too.

The fact of the matter is, Brady Campaign, McCain needs us to win.  He knows that.  So we’re only happy to let him come here, and try to mend some fences.  Obama and Hillary like to say they are for the second amendment, but at the least McCain is willing to come into the lions den and try to make peace with the gun vote.  Will it work?  We’ll see in November, but looking at either Hillary or Obama’s record on gun rights gives him a pretty hefty head start.

Hope to see many of you there.  Just have to run home real quick to check on some things for my house sitter.  Posting will be nonexistent until we arrive.

I’m hearing from the NRA that the Celebration of American Values event at the Annual Meeting on Friday, featuring John McCain, will not be allowing firearms.  This is a directive from the Secret Service, not from NRA or McCain’s campaign.  There will be a security checkpoint at the entrances to Hall A of the Kentucky Exposition Center, where the event will be held.  If you plan to attend this event, just be advised you will have to clear a security checkpoint.

I’ll be making an appearance on Cam & Company tonight at the 9:20 segment to talk about the Second Amendment Blog Bash, happening as part of the NRA Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY later this week, and through the weekend.  I hope everyone can tune in.  You can catch Cam’s show on Sirius Patriot 144 from 9 to midnight, and on NRANews.com

Sorry for the light posting this weekend.  Bitter and I were busy making preperation for Louisville.  I spent most of the weekend running through and refining my presentation for the “In Their Own Words” special session to be held on Saturday May 17th at 2PM.  My presentation will be an introduction to blogging and gun blogging, and how it applies to second amendment activism.  We leave for Louisville on Wednesday, so things will be busy until then.

Has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?  The Outdoor Channel’s Michael Bane will be providing bloggers attending the Second Amendment Blogger Bash with a happy hour.  I have Comcast Cable, so sadly, I don’t get to watch Michael’s show, but for those of you who have cable providers who do not suck, you can catch his show on the Outdoor Channel.

Bloggers attending the Second Amendment Blog Bash in Louisville will be getting media credentials from the National Rifle Association, and access to the media room.   SayUncle notes we’ll get a peek into the secret lives of reporters, some of whom may end up wanting to report on you too!   So if you’re a blogger, and can make it, go register.

You can find it here.

On Friday, May 16th NRA will thank not only NRA members, but also the whole Louisville community with a free concert featuring Grammy award-winning artist John Michael Montgomery. This event is sponsored by Gander Mountain and hosted by Louisville’s Fourth Street Live.

With an estimated 60,000 attendees and more than 400 exhibits, this year’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits promises to be among the best in NRA’s 137-year history. Leading firearm manufacturers will display the firearm industry’s latest products. Various hunting and shooting accessories, and an extensive private collection displayed by NRA-affiliated gun collector clubs, will fill acres of convention space.

Aside from having no idea who John Michael Montgomery is, it sounds pretty good to me.  I will be attending as part of the Second Amendment Blog Bash, but everyone should consider coming out.  You can visit nraam.org for more details.