Thread: Firearms Protest Events December 6th and 7th

Fact is that the protests have been helping our cause. The media has been a LOT more critical of the government and has paid a lot more attention to gun owners and the flaws in these laws since the protests began.

Before the government was setting the tone, holding the press briefings, and we we just having to respond to whatever lies they made up. Now with the protests we are dictating the time, place, and discussion, and it's working. The media here is generally left leaning, but they are also businesses. They reported the government line for so long because that was the only story they had, and they need to run a story every day no matter what. Now that we are holding protests and exposing what an utter sh*t show these laws and their administration is, the media have a far more interesting story to work with. Sure it won't all go our way, and we won't get support from the hardcore lefties, but from the sound of their ever higher pitched screeching and desperate insults it looks like we're starting to get them in an uncomfortable corner which they can't seem to escape. Frankly they aren't used to, and likely weren't expecting this level of resistance.

There is a place for writing letters - I would say everyone at a protest has at minimum done that. Most have written their submissions, many have made verbal submissions, and now they're getting out in public and showing that this isn't a small creepy gun lobby hiding in the shadows like nash is desperately trying to paint us, but a large diverse demographic that looks just like your neighbor, because we are your neighbors. I get that protesting is scary and takes a lot of guts to attend - I don't think anyone at these protests wants to be there. They've got lives to lead, families to spend time with, and much more enjoyable things to do, but they wouldn't feel right about themselves letting this happen to them without a fight.

Funnily enough once you're at the protest it actually feels pretty good! Hanging out with fellow hunters and target shooters is always fun, it feels good to take some control back and take the fight back on the offensive, and frankly the amount of support from passing cars is amazing. Makes you aware of just how many kiwis are against these laws, even if they're afraid to show it openly.