My tour of sportsmens groups in Bucks County continues apace, and I’m continuing to sign up volunteers. I have spoken with a club every night this week, except for Monday. Tuesday I spoke at Branch Valley, which has 500 members. Last night to a packed audience at my own club, which has 1100 members. Tonight I speak at Conestoga Rod & Gun Club, a 200 member club. I’ve had a good reception pretty much everywhere. Many gun owners came up to me and told me they were unaware of Congressman Patrick Murphy’s record on guns. Gun owners, overall, seem to be very worried about this election. They ought to be. The stakes are high.
This weekend, the National Director of Sportsmen for McCain will be staying with Bitter and I. We’re glad to help save the campaign some money. He’ll be accompanying me to talk with my club’s archers on Friday, to a military rifle match at Holmesburg Fish & Game in Philadelphia, and we’ll all be headed to the big rally on Sunday at 1PM at Pike Township Sportsmen’s Association in Oley. Should be a productive weekend. We have to deliver Pennsylvania for McCain. I think it’s possible, despite what the polls are saying. I’ve believed since the beginning of this race that Obama will over poll. We have to turn out. If we turn out, we can win. Not only for McCain, but for our state and Congressional races too.
The Bucks County GOP is noticing our activities too, which is good. They are noticing that gun owners are on the ball and doing things in the county. This will attract support from politicians. The worst thing that can happen is for politicians to feel taking a position on gun issues won’t help them any. If they feel that way, they won’t really bother. As Bitter said, the perception of activity matters. Even if you only have a handful of volunteers who are really helping out, that makes a huge difference. Word of mouth gets around, people get involved, the powers that be notice, and before you know it, gun owners in your area are a force to be reckoned with. It doesn’t really take much.
