This week the Senate will take up anti-gun rights bills.  Several senators have vowed to filibuster the legislation, and massive efforts on both sides of the issue are underway.  On one side is us, gun owners and pro-rights believers.  On the other side are those who cannot trust citizens to live their own lives, to make their own choices, and be left alone.  One side wants existing laws enforced, the other side wants new laws that will only be enforced when it is convenient.  One side has already compromised too much, while the other will not rest until all freedoms are under the thumb of Washington.

Now is the time for us to truly make our voices heard.

Now is the time to get off the fence and start swinging for it.

Now is the time for all efforts to concentrate on the Senate.

Write your Senators.  Call their offices.  At all times, be polite and professional, but also be firm in reminding them that we expect them to side with us and the Constitution.  Tell them that you expect them to support the filibuster, especially if they have voiced opposition to it.  Tell them that if the legislation comes to a vote, that you expect them to vote “No”.

Let the Senate be the place where this folly dies, at least for now.  Let them know:  No mandatory background checks.  No registrations.  No limitations on our rights.  We will not take one step back, and we will remember who stood with us, who stood against us, and who slunk away when things were difficult.  We are the majority in this country, and we will not back down.