2004 Volume 1

Speak Now and Forever Hold Your "Piece!"

By Charl van Wyk

Now, more than ever before in the past 5 years is the time for you and I to stand up and be counted. We need to take a stand on the issue of firearm control; the following projects can help change our country into a criminal free environment and lead us to being a free people and able to own and use firearms for the defence of ourselves, our families, friends and fellow citizens:

Organise prayer meetings for the nation, leaders, churches, families, for reformation of the society and revival in the hearts of the population.
Letter writing campaigns: to government officials, store-owners, magazines and newspapers. Encourage those who are pro-firearms and send letters of protest to those who put firearm owners in a bad light.

Letters to the Editor. This is an excellent way to focus public attention on the need for law abiding citizens to own firearms. You can correct unbalanced reports in your local or national newspapers and magazines.

Speak out publicly. Use every opportunity to speak out about the positive aspects of responsible firearm ownership in your churches, schools and surrounding communities.

Literature distribution. Hand out informative literature to friends and family members to support the responsible use and ownership of firearms.

Stage a peaceful protest. Placard demonstrations in front of government buildings where this issue is being addressed often gets media coverage and always dramatically informs the community of your concerns.

Advertise in the public media. Put up posters in public areas.

Use videos, bumper stickers and T-shirts to get your message across.

Delegations and interviews with influential people. Request interviews with government officials or your local Member of Parliament. Give them a copy of Firearm News and tell them to do something about changing the laws to accommodate firearm ownership. If they do not do what you request, find a party that will and work the anti-firearm party out by campaigning for and supporting a pro-firearm party.

Research the enemy and expose them. Find out all you can about gun-free groups and expose their brainless agenda publicly and in the media.

This ANC government has not found a solution to the epidemic of crime unleashed on our country. They have introduced the Firearms Control Act; an act that is immoral as it treats criminals and law-abiding citizens in the same manner. As long as this remains the case, we, the law-abiding citizens of the land, must continue to demand the right to protect our families and ourselves.