That's embarrasing that they could only get 75 to come out in TN. Hell, had Hickok45 been booked here, the crowd probably would have been double.
The rain argument is too.
I'm so tired of hearing people say, "come and try to take muh guns. I'll die to protect muh rights," but then they won't even come out in the ****ing rain?
KellyinAvon, et al:
Nice job setting up the rally. The speakers were great! Glad I could be there.
I have a Facebook Live video of all the speakers beginning with most of Jonathan Lamb's speech (I didn't get settled in and shooting video until about 2:15 but I rolled until the end and worked my way right up to the steps at the base of the podium, off to speaker's right to stay out of the way).
I'm kind of a fb noob... Any way to get that video off of fb and into the rest of the web?
Who are the 3% that I kept seeing?
It's my understanding that they're a patriot group whose name is inspired by the fact that only 3% of the colonial population actively participated in the American Revolution.
Did anyone notice any possible 'infiltrators'? I cannot be sure, but there was a dude in a white jacket that seemed to be taking pictures of dudes with long guns, and just did not seem to fit the mold. There is the obvious point that the crowd was diverse, and this is great. By infiltrators, I mean people that were not on the 2A side and I am not getting all paranoid. I could be wrong, but wanted to see if anyone else noticed.
I also found it a bit amusing when the guy on a bike insisted on riding/walking his bike through the crowd.
There was a young black kid with a white jacket, braids and an American flag bandana that was floating around with a camcorder getting video of the crowd. He seemed to be focused on shots of the rifles and signs while ignoring the speakers. He also had a USA Job Corps bracelet on.
I have no idea if he was working on a video project for school or doing opposition research, He seemed to be there alone and stood out simply because he didn't look like a typical 2A supporter.
Whatever the reason, hopefully some of the messages of the speakers sunk in.[/QUOTE
I wasn't quite sure what to make of that kid. He stood next to me for some minutes and was making statements that seemed to be supportive of the speakers.
There was a young black kid with a white jacket, braids and an American flag bandana that was floating around with a camcorder getting video of the crowd. He seemed to be focused on shots of the rifles and signs while ignoring the speakers. He also had a USA Job Corps bracelet on.
I have no idea if he was working on a video project for school or doing opposition research, He seemed to be there alone and stood out simply because he didn't look like a typical 2A supporter.
Whatever the reason, hopefully some of the messages of the speakers sunk in.
I wasn't quite sure what to make of that kid. He stood next to me for some minutes and was making statements that seemed to be supportive of the speakers.
He took a shot of me and my AR too, but he was saying how he liked my AR, he was even polite and asked if I mind. I thought he was part of us.
Turned out to be great weather! It was a pleasure to meet you KellyinAvon. Even if you did pawn off "that guy" on me. Ha! I'd like to contribute more in the future, Brother Bill.
It's my understanding that they're a patriot group whose name is inspired by the fact that only 3% of the colonial population actively participated in the American Revolution.