At first I was not into this idea very much but after reading and participating in the discussion I have come to the conclusion YES WE CAN. My apologies to those with dissenting view points but you have to understand this is only one of many ideas that continually get opposed by the very people that we are supposed to be aligned with. We will never be total agreement in how the message is delivered. I never had a question on what the message is; to me it’s very clear. “Don’t tread on me”
The real problem is that we have become conditioned on what is politically correct. What is acceptable? I feel a lot of people are just hanging around to see what happens, this is what I call “sitting on the fence”. I can say this because I have been sitting on the fence too. How will the media portray us? Personally I don’t care, I will portray myself for who I am and no amount of bad media will change that for me. When I go home at night I will be greeted by a hug from my wife and kids no matter what. If our fight is against the media then we have all ready lost. If our fight is against public perception, then we have all ready lost. Our fight is against ourselves and until we all stand united our message will be forever lost. I don’t want to risk hurt feelings and call anyone scared but really what are you waiting for? Nobody is asking you to break the law or pretend to be something you are not. If you don’t want to carry a long gun, don’t. If you don’t want to OC, then don’t. Just show up and walk with us. I think you are waiting on me, so I will walk with you.
I understand the "don't tread on me" sentiment. When it comes to the Tea Parties, this quote certainly applies. They are protesting against continued and ongoing growth of big government. They are saying that the government is overstepping its bounds and we won't stand for it. Note: I posted a very similar thread some time ago asking what the point of the Tea Parties actually was... that thread, as this one, ended up being at least a little educational for me.
What I don't understand with this non-protest walk is that there isn't a clear agenda (at least clear to me) that is "treading" on our 2nd amendment rights... especially not here in Indiana... especially not now. Some will say that I'm way off base with that comment, and maybe they would be right... but unless this agenda is identified as part of the message, I don't quite get it.