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Million Gun Owner March ReDux?

February 11, 2009

This just out; I have to wonder if the word meisters of Newspeak, aka political correctness have become involved.

UPDATE Feb 9, 2009 — by Skip Coryell

We’ve been getting lots of feedback on our name “Million Gun Owner March” and we are listening to you and taking your comments and suggestions seriously. Your input is important to us. After all, this is a movement of the people; it doesn’t belong to us. It moves and breathes and gets its being from “We the People” who give it life and make it live.

Many of you have expressed concern that the name “Million Gun Owner March” implies that people will be marching on Washington DC fully armed and ready to launch an armed takeover. At first I was skeptical, but then I did an internet search and started reading what people were saying across the other forums, and there is merit to what you’re saying. People aren’t reading it as “Million Gun Owner March” but as “Million Gun March”.

Also, we are getting a lot of email from people who don’t own guns, but still want to support us. They believe in the Second Amendment, but just choose, for a myriad of reasons, not to own them. We respect that and want them to feel welcome here. We need as much support as we can get if we’re going to make this march work.

Because of this, we have decided to change our name to “Second Amendment March”. We are still early in this process, so if we’re going to change, then now is the time.

Once again, thanks for your input and your support, and welcome to the “Second Amendment March”.

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