Congrats to Tom Green and Randy Dye for getting this together quickly and smoothly. Permit is approved. Speaker list is ready. Rules of (non) Engagement remain the same as
last time.
North Carolina Restore the Constitution rally
Time: August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm
Location: Guilford Courthouse Battleground Park
Street: 2331 New Garden Rd
City/Town: Greensboro, NC
From Muster 8-14:
RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION – NOW!
Speakers at this rally include:
1. Mike Vanderboegh (Alleged leader of a merry band of Three
Percenters)
2. Daniel Almond (Organizer of the Original Restore The Constitution rally)
3. Tom Baugh (author of “Starving the Monkeys”)
4. Taylor Ruble (from NC Rangers)
5. John Ainsworth (Civil War and Constitutional historian)
6. Ron Woodard (NC Listen)
7. David DeGerolamo (Founder of NC Freedom)
8. Bubba from the blog “What Bubba Knows”
9. Laura Long from “Triangle Conservative Unite”
10. Dr Dan (from the mountains in NC and has his owm TV show)
11. Dr BJ Lawson (running for Congress)
12. Rick Smith (Former Marine and running for NC State Senate)
13. Bill Randall (running for Congress)
14. June Griffin (running for Governor of Tennessee)
Current Rules of Non-Engagement
Pistol loaded, openly carried. Rifle unloaded, slung to rear. Bandoleer of magazines containing ammo. All in accordance with rules below. Please note that guidelines below are subject to final
coordination with the Department of the Interior:
Participants and attendees are expected to know and abide by all applicable state and federal firearms laws. None of the information provided below is legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is
created by reading or relying upon this information. If you have
questions, then you are expected to know the applicable state and
federal firearms laws before attending the event. Anyone prohibited from
possessing a firearm by state or federal law may not possess a firearm
at this event. Participants and attendees may not bring any firearm
prohibited by state or federal law.
1. ALL rifles and shotguns carried by participants at this event are to be unloaded (chamber empty, no magazine inserted, no ammo inside the rifle or shotgun, no ammo touching the rifle or shotgun
whatsoever) and slung to the rear or to the side, away from the hands.
Although the law does allow for carry of some types of loaded rifles and
some types of shotguns in some circumstances, our guidelines are
simpler and more strict due to the relative novelty of this event and
the high level of attention it is likely to receive from law
enforcement, government, and the media.
2. While we do ask that your rifles and shotguns be unloaded, you are perfectly welcome to carry ammunition and loaded magazines on your person if you so choose, so long as no magazines are
actually inserted into rifles and so long as you are not prohibited from
owning a firearm.
3. Open carry of a loaded pistol is allowed.
Concealed carry of a pistol is allowed for those with a valid North Carolina concealed handgun permit or a concealed handgun permit from a state for which North Carolina allows concealed carry in
North Carolina (See the North Carolina Department of Justice website for
a list of those states at www.ncdoj.gov; we do not vouch for the
authenticity or accuracy of that list). Anyone carrying their pistol
openly or concealed cannot have in it a magazine capable of holding over
20 rounds and cannot have a pistol designed to accept a silencer or
suppressor. Participants and attendees are required to keep all pistols
holstered. Participants and attendees are required to keep all
rifles/shotguns slung over their shoulder, muzzle-down, unloaded, with
the safety on, and with no magazine inserted. Brandishing of firearms is
prohibited by North Carolina law. It is unlawful for any person to (a)
point, hold, or brandish any firearm in such a manner as to reasonably
induce fear in the mind of another or (b) hold a firearm in a public
place in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of
another being shot or injured. Do not engage in any horseplay,
demonstration of firing positions, or exchange of or other handling of
firearms at Guilford Courthouse Battleground Park, or any other location
or vehicle of transportation associated with this event. By federal
law, firearms are prohibited in federal facilities (defined by federal
law as a building or part thereof owned or leased by the federal
government, where federal employees are regularly present for the
purpose of performing their official duties). Do not transport a loaded
rifle or shotgun in any vehicle on any public street, road, or highway
during this event. Participants and attendees are not to consume,
possess, or be under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances at
this event.
Warning Orders
1.
God bless these National Park Service Rangers. They have put so much effort into making this event run well that it is as much their event as
it is ours. There have been events preceding this one in the Blue
Ridge Parkway (the third national park in the state) involving open
carry and long arms. They have already had their discussion with the
local law enforcement agencies about this event and have made it clear
that on their side of the park boundary, it’s their world and they
rule. Make no mistake, there will be officers from the local law
enforcement in the park at this rally, just as they were at Gravelly
Point. As long as we behave and make sure the rangers don’t have any
problems, we won’t have any problems, and we all get to go home. If we
make them have a bad day, then we will have a bad day. Test their
patience only if you’re interested in having a little late supper at the
local hospitality center ran by law enforcement guys. They are open
all night.
2.
To accommodate a large number of visitors to the park for special events, some larger that ours, the park rangers close down the loop road
thru the park and allow only event attendees and bicycle traffic to
enter. This makes available extra parking along the roadside. There
will be at least one very sharp and official looking Park Ranger asking
everybody that drives up to the park entrance, “Are you here to attend
the rally?”, and you will say, “Yes sir.” Then you will be permitted to
enter and park along the roadside. See Note 1 above.
3.
On your way to the park, say the word “obama” several hundred times till you’re good and tired of saying it and hearing it. In this way you
won’t feel like saying or hearing it once inside the park. In fact, it
would be best, if it were to be reported by the press, that not one
mention of that name was made during the entire rally. After all, he is
just but one of the many that have trampled on our Constitutional
rights and used abusive political power. Deny them all individual
recognition because to them, this is achievement of their goals. “It’s
the words that we don’t say, that sometimes say the most”.
4.
Just like at Fort Hunt, there will be an official check-in table. It will be located at the pathway leading to the General Greene monument
and amphitheater area, the rally point. That pathway is near the
entrance to the park loop road on the right. (see the pictures). After
you park and take a picture of where your are with your cell phone,
proceed directly to the check-in desk. just like at fort hunt, there
will be an official check-in table. it will be located at the pathway
leading to the General Greene monument and amphitheater area, the rally
point. That pathway is near the entrance to the park loop road on the
right. (see the pictures). after you park and take a picture of where
your are with your cell phone, proceed directly to the check-in desk.
there will be rally marshals along the loop road to assist you in
properly slinging your long arms and directing you towards the check-in
table. There may be Park Rangers along the way, just to make sure you
don’t get lost following the road. See Note 1 above.
5.
The rally point has 25% shade at 13:00 and this increases in the afternoon. The amphitheater is completely shaded all afternoon. The
General Greene monument will still be in full sun when the park gates
close at 17:00. Shade is provided mostly by tall oak trees that
surround the rally point on all sides. (see pictures). There are no
tables or benches in this area, so if you need a chair or two, bring
them. Stay off the monument. General Greene is the only one authorized
to ride the horse. This section of the state is notorious for heat and
humidity in August. We will have some (hopefully cold) bottled water
available free for the asking, just in case you forgot to bring your
own. There will also be an EMS vehicle near our location. And if you
like bugs, we’ve got them. The only park animals you’re allowed to
personally dispatch, at will. Mosquitoes are fond of the shade and the
circle flies are fond of the podium area. Nothing you haven’t had to
deal with in the past, so you know what works best for you. Do not make
the etiquette faux pas of wearing black bdu’s to this event as
they attract an excessive amount of media attention. This always makes
those around you uncomfortable and occasionally irritable, although
they are not permitted to cause you bodily harm. Here. Now. This
time. And yes, see Note 1 above.
6.
Our most gracious host, the Park Rangers, are permitting us four port-a-johns, to be located in the shade, near, but adequately away
from, both the rally point and the check-in desk. Regular restroom
facilities are located back across the road from the entrance at the
Visitor’s Center. There is much inside to see and you should stop by
either before or after the rally. If during the rally, it should happen
that you really, really need to make a quick visit to the Visitor’s
Center, the proper procedure is to ask a marshal to either shoulder your
gear or assist you in transferring your gear to a friend not wearing a
Park Ranger badge. There are no firearms permitted in the Visitor’s
Center. That road is not National Park Service property. Once on that
road, you are fair game for the local law enforcement guys and passing
motorists. Think “open season” and they have no bag limit. If the
marshals were allowed tasers (which they are not), then attempting to
cross the road with your firearms would guarantee the most gleeful
demonstration of their skills and abilities. See Note 1 above. Did
you read Note 1 above? It’s real important.
7.If all goes well, the event will wrap up at 16:00 sharp. This will give me time to go behind all of you and make sure we haven’t left a mess for the Park Rangers before they close the gates at
17:00. In the event the sky should open up and drop a big one on us,
hiding under the oak trees till it’s over isn’t an option. The Park
Rangers will direct us to stop and vacate the area or whatever they deem
necessary. There probably is a multi-page form that would have to be
filled out when park visitors get vaporized by lightning. There is no
rain date for this event, but there will be another.
8.
The press and media will eventually find us at this rally. They will walk freely among us, while you’re doing your best to listen to the
speakers, and sometimes ask you the most amazing things. They might
have preconceived ideas, like this rally is all about the guns. An area
for interviewing will be maintained near the General Greene monument.
Great place for pictures, too. (don’t forget to include your new found
buddies in the National Park Service when it comes to photo ops). Most
of the press and media, even if they read the prepared press handouts,
will try to comprehend what it all really means, by getting you to tell
the story in your own words. If you have a lot to say, and they seem to
be encouraging you to talk, go to the interviewing area. If you don’t
feel like talking, you don’t have to. They can’t make you. I won’t
tell you what to say. But you know, this “Rule of Law” and “it’s in the
Constitution” stuff is so simple, even a caveman can understand it.
(And this isn’t about the guns, though they do say more than a little
sign.) But there are some that don’t get it and some that won’t get it.
That’s why we are having these rallies. Tom Jefferson could explain it
better, but if this republic is supposed to remain a government of “We
the People”, then the Constitution is the owners manual on how to keep
it that way.
RTFM !
Now scroll back up and read Note 1 again.
One Final Note.
The outcome of this event will shape future RTC events. This one does not require nor encourage you to raise your arms in protest and yell angry and provocative things. Look elsewhere for that if
somehow that’s what you think this is about. For
more information on the Restore The Constitution rally, please email tensmiths@gmail.com.
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