To Help the Victims and Family

I say the public needs to be trained in the use of a firearm for self protection. If any instructors are offering free CCW classes I will be willing to run one/several with you as backup. I am NRA certified but yet ready to run solo.

I would be willing to do a few one on one courses though!

A friend suggested this site : http://www.carecalendar.org/

I would encourage folk to do what they can to help on their own, but I don't think some sort of organized help from the COAR15 community is a good idea as it'll be seen as some sort of admission of guilt on the part of all law abiding gun owners.

Yeah, I'm a cynic, but its a real effin' cynical world.

Please post the details once they're worked out. We're happy to help any way that we can.

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Originally Posted by Zundfolge

I would encourage folk to do what they can to help on their own, but I don't think some sort of organized help from the COAR15 community is a good idea as it'll be seen as some sort of admission of guilt on the part of all law abiding gun owners.

Yeah, I'm a cynic, but its a real effin' cynical world.

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I don't see it as an admission of guilt; that's like everyone donating to the fire victims admitting guilt for having a camp fire at some time.

I see where you're coming from but I think we should do whatever we can.

I really don't know on this one. My first instinct is to maintain a low profile. Or a monetary donation to an organization assisting victims...like the Red Cross or something.

But I don't know...it's a tough call.

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Originally Posted by th3w01f

I don't see it as an admission of guilt; that's like everyone donating to the fire victims admitting guilt for having a camp fire at some time.

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But there isn't a huge movement to camping to "protect the forest from fire" There is a huge movement to ban guns under the misguided belief that it would prevent things like this.

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I see where you're coming from but I think we should do whatever we can.

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I agree, which is why I think we should all do what we can as individuals.

I am in for whatever.

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Originally Posted by Zundfolge

But there isn't a huge movement to camping to "protect the forest from fire" There is a huge movement to ban guns under the misguided belief that it would prevent things like this.

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I agree, which is why I think we should all do what we can as individuals.

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I still think this is playing too much into their hands; I’m not saying we should have a media campaign but I think offering free CCW classes or assisting with medical bills is far from admitting guilt to anything. I don’t feel guilty about anything that has happened and unfortunately we don’t have the kind of life where we can provide much individual assistance. I could donate to one of the relief organizations but I’d rather see something organized through here so I’m reasonably assured that the $$$ are going where they're supposed to.... Even if it's other families doing something more direct.

Where some might see some sort of false admittance of guilt others hopefully will see a community helping in time of need. But you can't make anyone think anything, you can only put the thought out there.