Matt Collins
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Last year I played a major role in getting Constitutional Carry passed in West Virginia. I was the point man and "lobbyist" for NAGR working as WV Gun Rights. We had a few amazing legislators fighting like hell behind the scenes to get this bill passed too. The Governor vetoed it with cover from Manchin and Bloomberg. Since it wasn't passed until the last day of the legislative session the veto could not be overridden.
This year it was passed with the help of the same legislators and my former protege who did a kick ass job mobilizing pro-gun supporters across the state with the help and backing of everyone at NAGR.
As of July, it will now be legal to openly or conceal carry a firearm without a permit in the state of West Virginia!!!
This is about as much fundamental raw freedom as you can get.
I am very proud to have played a part in making this happen and wish I could have been there this year to assist in the effort to see it all the way through. I congratulate everyone involved, the legislators, and all of my former colleagues at NAGR.
The point I want to make however is that the methods used to accomplish this can be done by anyone who is dedicated to winning back their liberties. The way it was done was electing a couple of good legislators, getting legislation introduced, forcing a vote on the legislation, and then getting enough of the bad guys tossed in the next election that it becomes easier to get it passed in the following years. This was all accomplished by identifying and mobilizing voters who care about this issue and making sure they let their elected officials know where they want them to vote on it. Rinse, lather, and repeat, and victory is the result.
The playbook works every time and anyone can do it if they simply put out the effort and have the resolve.
West Virginia is now more free because of these efforts, and I want to encourage everyone to endeavor to work on similar efforts in their local and state governments!
This year it was passed with the help of the same legislators and my former protege who did a kick ass job mobilizing pro-gun supporters across the state with the help and backing of everyone at NAGR.
As of July, it will now be legal to openly or conceal carry a firearm without a permit in the state of West Virginia!!!
This is about as much fundamental raw freedom as you can get.
I am very proud to have played a part in making this happen and wish I could have been there this year to assist in the effort to see it all the way through. I congratulate everyone involved, the legislators, and all of my former colleagues at NAGR.
The point I want to make however is that the methods used to accomplish this can be done by anyone who is dedicated to winning back their liberties. The way it was done was electing a couple of good legislators, getting legislation introduced, forcing a vote on the legislation, and then getting enough of the bad guys tossed in the next election that it becomes easier to get it passed in the following years. This was all accomplished by identifying and mobilizing voters who care about this issue and making sure they let their elected officials know where they want them to vote on it. Rinse, lather, and repeat, and victory is the result.
The playbook works every time and anyone can do it if they simply put out the effort and have the resolve.
West Virginia is now more free because of these efforts, and I want to encourage everyone to endeavor to work on similar efforts in their local and state governments!
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