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Joanie Fischer, 50mrmarch-joanie@bigfoot.com

Father's Day Event a Great Success !
More Endorsements
Photo Gallery up and on-line

June 21, 2000 (Boise, Idaho) The "second installment" of the Fifty Million Round March [www.50mrmarch.com], is scheduled to be held at public and private gun ranges across America on July 4th. If the success of the first March, which took place on Father's Day, is any indication, July 4th, 2000 should prove to be a lot noisier, and even more fraught with significance, than it has been in the past.

A little over one month after announcing intentions to hold several annual events to energize gun owners across America to political action in defense of their Second Amendment rights, the kick-off Father's Day Fifty Million Round event was a great success. At private and public gun ranges all over the nation, gun owners safely and responsibly shot their weapons and then wrote letters to their elected representatives insisting that those officials cease passing legislation which infringes on the Second Amendment.

As a result, excitement and testimonials have been pouring into the Fifty Million Round March website [www.50mrmarch.com] in the form of hundreds of e-mails attesting to the simple power and virtue of this effort. A few comments from some of those e-mails are included here:

"The 50 million round march was a huge success today at the Rockville Fish and Game Club in Tolland." (CT)
"We had a great time, ... and added over 400 rounds to the cause. My letters will be going out on Monday." (NY)
"All of the shooters we talked to were VERY enthusiastic, and were glad of the chance to DO SOMETHING." (PA)
"My wife and I and my oldest daughter contributed about 250 rounds. Our letters will go to Our representatives this week." (VA)
"Thanks to all who conceived of this, and put it together. It was a great opportunity. " (MD)
"The brass is ankle deep in places down there on the end. I'm in friggin heaven!" (AZ)
"Thanx, for a truly inspirational idea and the beginning of what is sure to become a gun owner’s tradition." (IL)
"The 50 million round march here was a success ... those to the west, that is blue smoke from the cannon that went off at 2 PM" (MI).
"We put 30,000 rounds down range. ... thanks SO much to the organizers for getting this going. ... It needs to sweep the nation!" (MO)
"YES, it certainly did feel good. Thanks, for the great idea." (TX)
"My two sons, 11 & 7, fired 50 rounds of 9mm and 50 rounds of .22 cal. at targets downloaded from your web site. Great idea!!!" (OK)
"We did our part, here in NE Wyoming. There's gunsmoke in great clouds!" (WY)
"I estimate that we had shot about 1500 rounds for the day. Looking forward to the fourth of July!" (MT)
"I enjoyed myself to the tune of 300 rounds at 300-450 yards at 8" iron plates. Bang the gong, indeed." (ID)
"The rangemaster thought that it was such a good cause that he couldn't take any money. I will mail out my letters this week." (CA)
"Great Idea, My wife, Kids and I sent 400 rounds down range. HooRahh" (OR)
"We sent 500 rounds downrange today in honor of this occasion. Happy Father's Day to all fathers and their children." (SC)
"Met Shadow Demon, who was wise enough to bring several 50 MRM targets. They went like hotcakes" (KY)
"Not a bad way to spend a morning and ... make two new friends. They thought the 50 Million round idea was a great one." (TN)

For a more complete list, visit the Fifty Million Round March web site [www.50mrmarch.com] and click on the "Testimonials" option.

As the effort has proven successful, more endorsements continue to come in. More than 125 web sites, business and organizations have now endorsed the Fifty Million Round March, and that number is growing daily.

Recently, Don Bell, candidate for Congress in Kentucky [www.bellforcongress.com] endorsed the event. Don, who attended one of the events on Father's Day, had this to say with respect to the Fifty Million Round March,

"My son, Brian and I celebrated Father's Day by participating in the Fifty Million Round shoot on June 18, at the Knob Creek Range at West Point, KY. We wanted to show our support for the Second Amendment and Bill of Rights. We, as freedom loving citizens, must do more to stop our constitution rights from continuing to be taken away from us. I am a firm believer in preserving our Bill of Rights."

"The Second Amendment recognizes our fundamental right of self-defense, and our fundamental political right to resist a tyrannical government. The Fifty Million Round March is a step in the right direction, a reminder that we will stand up like free men and reassert our rights with direct action ..."

"A patriotic resolve draws me to support the Fifty Million Round March. Can one consider it a sacred duty? History has proven less significant events to have been. The Fifty Million Round March provides fathers the opportunity to place before his children's hearts and minds the long train of patriots starting with our founding fathers, that continues unbroken to this very day with men the likes of Michael New.

Participating in these events will provide our representatives with this appropriate message: that we are no strangers to the meaning of our founders concerning the limits placed on our elected public servants, and, that responsible firearm owners belong to the loyal band of our country's true defenders."

Finally, J.J. Johnson's Sierra Times [www.sierratimes.com], a major endorser of the Fifty Million Round March effort, has created the "Fifty Million Round March Photo Gallery" and placed it on-line. Any participant can either mail, e-mail, or electronically upload their photographs of the event to this Gallery by either clicking on the "Upload Photo" option at the Fifty Million Round March website [www.50mrmarch.com], or by going directly to Sierra Time's upload page [http://www.sierratimes.com/gallery.htm]. To view the Gallery, either click on the option to "View Photos" at the Fifty Million Round March website, or go directly to the gallery at Sierra Times [http://www.sierratimes.com/50mrphotos.htm].

Please note: Organizers of the Fifty Million Round March event are scheduling talk radio interviews for the rest of June and July. Any interested parties are requested to direct inquiries to Joanie Fischer 50mrmarch-joanie@bigfoot.com

For more information, please visit www.50mrmarch.com.