[RedMonqey]

.Which is why we aim to gain some of that back.

I hope we can. But you have to put yourself in a "Soccer's Mom" position. You and I know arms, but to her they are "dangerous things" that would hurt her child. And seeing men who she does not know, carrying "scary things" will not win her vote.

Even I blanched at guy carrying Ar-15s in public, knowing how the media would protray it.

We are in a political battle and images are the weapons of the war.

[Dan Nunn]

But you have to put yourself in a "Soccer's Mom" position.

RIP Melanie Hain. Fought for her right to openly carry at her childrens' soccer games.

All it takes is awareness that you don't have to be a "gun nut" or an attention whore to carry. When everyday people open carry like Melanie did, we will win the PR battle.