Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 21:54:21 -0700 From: dennisjackson@JUNO.COM (Dennis Jackson) Subject: Re: [TUGAnnounce] East valley TUG on 8/16 To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
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EAST VALLEY TUG WILL MEET THURSDAY AUGUST 16 EAST VALLEY TUG WILL MEET THURSDAY AUGUST 16 EAST VALLEY TUG WILL MEET THURSDAY AUGUST 16
At the TUG meeting in July it was decided that it was time to divide TUG into two groups. This change will involve more people in the arena of activism in the Phoenix area. Both TUG groups will continue to share the same vision, activism, activities and the same "announce list" to ensure continuity for all interested groups and individuals.
EAST VALLEY TUG WILL BE MEETING AT THE SAME OLD LOCATION AT COUNTRY HARVEST BUFFET, PRIEST AND ELLIOT IN TEMPE AT 7:00 PM
Please RSVP to ladyglock@keepandbeararms.com with the number in your party who will be attending the meeting. Your RSVP will ensure that an additional charge for the room will not be levied by the restaurant.
ARRIVE EARLY TO EAT BEFORE THE MEETING!
MEETING AGENDA:
INTRODUCTION OF THE LAUNCH OF ARMED FEMALES OF AMERICA BY CARMA LEWIS, NATIONAL DIRECTOR
UPDATE ON "TUG" LEGISLATION BY GARY CHRISTIANSEN
UPDATE ON THE RECALL MCCAIN EFFORTS
(TUG Actin Alert) REVIEW OF THE CITY OF MESA PD WEB SITE INCLUSION OF THE BROCHURE "IT'S TIME TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, LET'S START WITH WEAPONS" FROM THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL. www.ncpc.org
HANDGUN RAFFLE BENEFITING THE USPSA JUNIOR DIVISION USPSA is raffling 5 competition quality handguns on Sept. 15.
OPEN GROUP DISCUSSIONS OF OTHER EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES
ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM TUGSTERS
ADJOURN: 8:30 PM
"TUG" COMBINED GUN-RIGHTS MEETING "TUG" COMBINED GUN-RIGHTS MEETING
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF MEMBERS OF --
> Arizona Breakfast Club
> Arizona College Republicans
> Arizona Republican Assembly
> Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association
> Armed Females of America
> Bloomfield Press
> Brassroots, Inc.
> Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
> Deer Tribe Gun Club
> Friends of the NRA
> Grassroots of North Carolina
> Gun Owners of America
> Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
> KeepAndBearArms.com
> LegacyOfGunControl.com
> Mothers Arms
> National Rifle Association
> Second Amendment Sisters
> Single Action Shooting Society
> Tyranny Response Team
---Group leaders--- Please be sure to notify your members!
The first meeting of East valley "The Umbrella Group" (TUG):
SAME LOCATION: SAME LOCATION: SAME LOCATION:
COUNTRY HARVEST BUFFET RESTAURANT 7720 South Priest Drive, Tempe South on I-10 and east on Elliot to Priest on the south east side of Priest. 480.496.6490
Unlimited buffet, under $10 incl. tax and tip Seprate checks Come early to ensure yourself a good seat. East valley TUG meetings are now set for the third Thursay of each month. Location may change in the future
> REVIEW OF A TUG MEETING --
> What is a TUG meeting like?
> This was received from a guest at a recent TUG meeting:
>
> "This has to be the most inspiring meeting I have ever attended.
> It started with the meeting invitation stating, "Tasteful open carry
> appreciated." Then I found myself in a city 2000 miles from home,
> surrounded by people that I had never met, most of whom were
> carrying handguns in visible holsters at a public restaurant. I was
> immediately at ease... I knew I was surrounded by "the good guys."
Then, > during introductions and small talk as everyone got their dinner and
> settled into seats, I noticed all conversations were about how to fix
the > mess we're in... i.e. what can we pro-gunners do? Finally, during the
> meeting itself, as ideas were presented, there were a number of folks
> who stood up and immediately volunteered to take on tasks to
> accomplish the goals being discussed. If we had this level of
enthusiasm in > every state of the Union, we wouldn't be debating whether George W.
Bush > or Al Gore is the lesser of two evils, but something more like, "Are
you > voting for the guy that held the skeet shoot, or the IPSC-shooter for
> President?"
>
>
> BACKGROUND for newcomers:
> At a dinner meeting on August 29, 2000, members of the above groups
> decided to hold a massive pow wow of gun-rights actvists.
> Representatives and members of those and related groups were invited
> to attend.
>
> The plan started as an idea from Rick DeStephens and Tim Weaver of
> Brassroots, Inc., along with Angel Shamaya of KeepAndBearArms.com
> and Alan Korwin of gunlaws.com (Bloomfield Press).
>
> The purpose of the meeting is to bring together Arizona's gun
> rights groups into a loose coalition that we anticipate will benefit
each > activist group. Think of it as a pro-freedom get-together where no
> group loses its autonomy ut instead may be able to learn from and lean
> upon the people and resources of other groups.
> This meeting, which has been playfully dubbed, "TUG," or "The
> Umbrella Group," serves no other purpose than to satisfy the needs of
real, > shoe-leather activists. TUG has no leaders, no 501(C)(3) status,
> no board of directors, no veto power. It evaporates as soon as the
> meeting ends, and re-forms when the next meeting starts. It is an
exercise > in the right to assemble. What it does is provide a forum for
> activist groups to present a plan of activism to those who show up
ready and > willing to fight for freedom.
>
> This is to be a working group, not just a coffee klatch for
> entertainment, or for gossip and complaints about the day's news.
> We're expecting to set in motion both single-event and long-term action
> plans that will help preserve our constantly attacked and frequently
> jeopardized liberties. It will also be an enormously educational
> forum.
>
> Leaders of the individual groups will have time to stand up and
> talk about plans of action. Their presentations will hopefully have
been > well-thought out, complete with handouts and sign-up sheets if they
> wish. They will cover what their group is, what their plans are,
> and what they need from you for their projects to succeed. If a
> presenter's plan tickles your activist soul then you can get together
in a > breakout session or after the meeting, talk over the details and swap
> contact information. If it doesn't suit your tyle or your politics you
can > sit back and wait for a presentation that does.
>
> When possible, floor time may be available for attendees to present
> action plans themselves. It doesn't have to be about gun rights,
> but ought to and probably will be for the first few meetings.
> Ultimately, the fundamental focus is freedom, and the goal is activism.
> Long-winded speeches and "preaching to the choir" should be
discouraged, because > we generally know the issues already -- what we want are plans and
> recommendations for actions that attendees can follow. Anyone
> being counterproductive will be booed out of attendance by everyone
else. >
> The idea is to focus on issues that concern us as free people, and
> actions we can take to help preserve and strengthen our precious
> rights. Some of us will probably hang out yakking in the parking
> lot till dawn.
>
> Does this sound like something we have long needed? Does this
> sound like something for which you could invest some time? Do you have
a > friend or two who would also like to attend?
>
> If your answer is YES! then you need to show up and start TUGging.
>
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In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce and brave man, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
Mark Twain