The Rifleman  

We’ve all heard it: “Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came…”

Just the thought of it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside…

Strangely enough, none of us has seen a war where that has happened.

Someone always shows up. Usually because they have no choice.

When you’re attacked, you generally fight back.

Unless you are an American gun-owner. Then you don’t.

So, if war is declared on the gun-owners in America, have no fear.

None of ‘em will show up.

At least, not enough.

The silence among the gun-owning world is shameful.

I don’t care if you send in $35 to the NRA.

Heck, if $35 would relieve me of my duty and obligation to protect our rights - all of them, not just the 2nd - and relieve me of that debt I owe the founders, I’d jubilantly send an extra 35 to the NRA.

Jubilantly.

Because it’s a burden, no doubt about it.

A heavy one.

But light as a feather, if you are ignorant, lazy, and apathetic.

But: where’s the thrill in being ignorant, lazy, and apathetic?

Where, the glory?

How can you, personally elevating ignorance over liberty, and laziness over liberty, and apathy over liberty - how can you be a hero?

Particularly when it means you don’t show up for the fight (we usually choose our heroes from among the people who fight).

So, suppose they gave a war, and nobody came.

It’s happening, right here, right now, right before your eyes, and you’re doing nothing.

Does that make you feel proud?

To stand idly by, as the ship sinks?

In April, we’ll be having over 50 Appleseeds, nationwide. Are you signed up for one - or are you gonna ignore them, too?

Hope not, as it’s a great way to wake up Americans to their history and heritage.

And a good deal for you.

Maybe you’ll finally realize everything you do creates ripples.

People see you, and what you do - or don’t do. You’re more important than you think.

If you’re out there, bailing, trying to save the sinking ship, others will be stirred to doing likewise. So, bail!

Yet there’ll always be those seemingly impervious to all persuasion.

All those sleeping Americans you’re having trouble making understand the ship is sinking?

Get ‘em to an Appleseed: let the program do its wake-up job on them.

Take a load off yourself, and let AS pick up the burden.

To make it easier, make A List.

A list of every friend, every co-worker, every neighbor, every relative, everyone you know - and make sure they know about an event 234 years in the making: the upcoming April 18/19 Coast-to-Coast “April 19th, 1775” Appleseeds.

Get any and all of ‘em to an Appleseed, and we’ll wake ‘em up, for you!