We face challenges here in Bucks County. For one, there’s not much of a “gun vote” here. There’s a lot of gun owners, but there’s no organized gun vote that the campaigns can deal with. That’s exactly what I’ve set out to change, and why I’m trying to organize gun owners. You can’t expect candidates to wear the gun issue on their sleeve if it’s not a signaling mechanism to an important voting constituency that “Hey, I’m one of you.”

Politicians are loathe to take a position on something unless they know there’s votes in it. Otherwise you’re at best entering uncharted waters, and at worst a minefield. If you want to see candidates woo gun voters, I would encourage you to get involved with what we’re doing. The Philadelphia area is a hostile media environment for gun owners. I don’t blame Manion for not making a big deal of it. We’ve talked with his campaign, and I can assure you that he’s a good guy on our issue. If we show him that gun owners are on board, and motivated to help get him elected, maybe we can have a seat at the table. But whether we do or not is up to gun owners.

P.S. – I’m editing your comment to remove her phone number. I don’t want to advertise people’s personal information here.

Tom supports the second amendment and the individual’s right to bear arms.

Hope this helps to clarify.

Thanks!

Karen Smith, APR
Manion for Congress
Press Secretary
Cell: XXX-XXX-XXXX [ Removed Contact Info - Sebastian]
Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX [ Removed Contact Info - Sebastian]
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Maybe others are interested in contacting her directly.