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Originally Posted by Okotokian
Guys, guys, hold on for a moment. We do NOT want to make this a media issue. Think of the general public. I may be wrong on this, but I think the average uninformed member of the public would say "What? you mean you can drive around in Alberta with a rifle between your legs? Holy crap! That should be illegal!"
Better to get the members to pressure their organization to withdraw the suggestion. Second best is to pressure SRD through our other organizations (Like AFGA) to not accept the proposal.
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I agree with not getting the media involved just yet, as it could backfire. Most people out there that don't know much about firearms or hunting tend to err on the side of gun control if they don't know much about an issue. We need to pressure the thugs who are coming up with this stuff, and let them know that we are out there and a force to be reckoned with. We as hunters in this province are facing new threats to our sport every time we turn around. To sit around and do nothing about these threats will eventually cost us a lot of freedoms. Junk like this gets passed when good people sit around and do nothing to stop it. HFH just about got crammed down our throats, but fortunately the general hunting community got together and let the gov. know that we weren't bloody well gonna take it. We may disagree on a lot of things on this forum but as a general hunting community we need to agree to stand up and fight. One or two people sending emails or phone calls won't cut it. I am encouraged by the number of people participating in this thread who are taking active measures to shut this thing down. Keep it up........please!