r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

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u/floydsmoot May 23 '22

Well, it's less than 2 weeks away from the CCFR's "National Range Day" and I haven't seen a single newspaper, radio or TV ad about it. I checked the gun range's websites in Winnipeg and I can't see one that even mentions it. Only one gun range about an hour away has an event planned.

I had high hopes for this because the more people that interested in buying a gun, the better for us because the only thing politicians understand are votes.

Is there any mention of the event in any other areas?

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u/devilish_kevin_bacon May 24 '22

this is going to be a failure imo, i too had the same high hopes but i think the message got lost by only being broadcasted within the firearm community echo chamber.

no mention of it in mainstream media or even advertised in the cities nearby. I don't see how we can help turn the tide of public opinion to our side if we don't have those that are uneducated/unsure but interested giving a chance to join/experience it. especially when they hear it will take almost a year to get a license, they will lose interest. but i believe if they had a chance to actually experience it and get the itch/bite they would see it as a worthwhile thing to explore.

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u/Candada May 25 '22

the message got lost by only being broadcasted within the firearm community echo chamber.

Uhh yeah! That's all the CCFR has been doing. There is very little outreach to those that don't shoot. None of my local ranges are doing their National Range Day.

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u/floydsmoot May 25 '22

more preaching to the choir

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u/IllustratorMoist8068 May 25 '22

This is why the CCFR will not be getting any more of my money. What a wasted opportunity

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u/TechnologyReady Radical Centrist May 25 '22

Oh sweetie... You actually thought this might be covered by the media or politicians?

I'm sorry, but anybody who thought this would be some huge thing, in the first year, and that it would escape the echo chamber, held unreasonably high expectations.

I am disappointed that there's not something going on at every gun club. But I didn't expect anything more than that.

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u/floydsmoot May 24 '22

I've seen more than one documentary, here and in the US, where anti-gunners were taken to a range and they changed their minds about guns. Not all, of course, but some even decided to buy a gun.

I guess we'll spend our time and money preaching to the choir. It's what we do the best.