Weekly Email 08/11/2022: The battle's about to begin again --
Here’s where it all starts:
THIS WEEK AT OCGO
Friend–
In only 12 weeks, Orange County residents vote on some VERY critical candidates and issues — many which have a very critical impact on the Second Amendment.
When we launched the Voter Guide campaign earlier this year, the results were well worth it: a TON of our endorsed candidates won their races.
We’re preparing our OCGO Voter Guide once again, but we need to ensure we have the budget to be able to distribute them to every 2A-supporting voter across the county.
Now that we’re approaching the General Election, we have to get our endorsed candidates across the finish line, and we’ve exhausted our budget for this.
We’ve got some pretty awesome plans put together to help, but what we really need right now is to raise around $2500 to kick this off in the next 30 days.
Our “Gun Shop Table Top” program is one of our most effective ways to reach out to current and new members. Volunteering is fun and easy! We provide all the materials you need, and all you have to do is show up. You would be passing out literature about the organization, signing up people for our mailing list, and sharing information about membership. This is an incredibly valuable way to give back to the Second Amendment community and support Orange County Gun Owners!
We are currently looking to grow our Table Top Opportunities throughout Orange County as well. If you know of or own a local 2A friendly business that would host our Table Tops on the weekends please send the information to [email protected]
You can sign up for shifts for this & other events here:
Would you like our postcards or our Executive Director’s business cards to hand out in the community to your friends, neighbors, and fellow Orange County residents to tell them more about OCGO? You can pick some up at our Monthly Meetings, Table Tops, or other events.
If you can’t make events, please email [email protected], & we can mail some to you as well!
Ready to get your CCW but don’t know how to begin? We can help!
Join us for our next CCW Seminar August 22nd at 7PM via Zoom/Facebook Live.
OCGO will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they are issued and in our CCW Seminars. Updates to our CCW page on our website are in process as well. Stay tuned…
Members! Would you like to be listed on our website as Second Amendment Supporting Business?
OCGO is in the process of adding a Business Directory to our website that will include/feature local businesses that support our Second Amendment Rights! If you are interested in listing your business on the page and possibly providing a discount to fellow OCGO members(optional) please email us at [email protected] to discuss further!
It’s Election Season! Do you have any local candidates you want us to endorse or are you a candidate?
Endorsing candidates is an important part of the political process and is a big step towards Orange County Gun Owners’ goal of electing only people who respect our Second Amendment rights.
For OCGO, every day is election season and the next election is always right around the corner. OCGO is a unique political organization because we focus entirely on local Second Amendment issues. Because we are unique, it is important to understand the specifics of who, how, and why we endorse.
OCGO endorses only county and city level candidates. We do not endorse state or federal candidates because other organizations do a great job already and we do not want to duplicate efforts. We only endorse candidates for City Council, School Board, County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff, and other local boards like water, fire, etc.
OCGO’s Criteria for Endorsements:
The candidate’s stance on the Second Amendment and Second Amendment issues. Does the candidate oppose gun bans, ammunition registration, and accessory bans? Does the candidate support issuing carry permits for the purpose of self-defense? And will the candidate do more than just say they support the Second Amendment? We want to support people who will actively work to protect and restore our Second Amendment rights.
The viability of the candidate’s campaign. By endorsing a candidate, we are asking our members and supporters to donate money and time to their campaign. Our endorsement is not just a voting guide. We will not ask our members to give time and money to a candidate who does not have the proper infrastructure in place to win or has not done enough to raise the money needed to get their message to voters.
The candidate’s character. Even if a candidate is pro-Second Amendment and has a viable campaign, if they have done something that is serious and verifiable to prove they do not have the character to hold public office, we will not endorse. How can we trust a candidate to do the right thing on the Second Amendment if they cannot do the right thing personally or professionally?
If you have a favorite local candidate or are a candidate, please contact us or email [email protected] We want to make sure candidates get our questionnaire and meet with each candidate. Once a candidate is endorsed, OCGO will encourage our members to volunteer for and donate to endorsed candidates. OCGO spends money on behalf of our endorsed candidates to make sure their voters vote for them.
Know someone who’s new to firearms or want to be a Mentor to someone who is? Join us for the Next Shooting Social August 27th!
Education and outreach has been a part of who Orange County Gun Owners is from the very beginning. Our diverse group of volunteers work to expand the shooting sport community and educate the public. For just $60/person, we can give you a safe, fun, safe, and educational first-time shooting experience.
Join us for one of our upcoming OCGO Shooting Socials & bring a friend!
When?: Saturday August 27th or September 17th
Where?: FT3 Tactical, 8230 Electric Ave, Stanton, CA 90680
To purchase tickets to attend, please visit our ticket site here.
If you have questions about Mentoring or the Shooting Socials, please email us at [email protected] and we will be happy discuss!
To volunteer as a mentor for any of the upcoming Shooting Socials please sign up on our Volunteer page!
Note: There is no cost to our mentors to attend
Blog: Where’s Alec? – The rules for the rich and famous are often different than the rules for others.
Where’s Alec? In October 2021 in New Mexico while filming the movie Rust, Alec Baldwin shot and killed one coworker and wounded another. His action was almost certainly unintentional, but the result was the same, one person dead, one person wounded. I first wrote about the incident here.
Gun Owners Radio: Teaching Women about Guns Across the Nation
Females are learning firearms for personal defense more and more across the nation. Founder of Legally Armed in Detroit, Rick Ector, has trained women for FREE for the last 11 years. Local firearms instructor, Alisha Curtin also joins the show to talk about her experience as one of the few female firearms instructors in San Diego.
In this Episode:
– Legally Armed in Detroit
– Alisha Curtin
– 2A News with Gun Owners Radio
– How San Diego County Gun Owners is different
– What is a Velo Dog Revolver?
Are you a member yet? We need help here in Orange County. It’s election season, and you can bet OCGO is working hard to be your Second Amendment voice. However, we cannot do it alone! Join today by clicking the link above and become a 2A Advocate!
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Paid for by Orange County Gun Owners Political Action Committee (FPPC ID # 1397127), 960 N Tustin St #339, Orange, CA 92867, U.S.A., (657) 223-4047
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