Gary Marbut:Positive View of JPFO and SAF

Gary Marbut of Montana Shooting Sports Association has been an extremely effective activist in restoring second amendment rights.   Here is  an excerpt and link to his article about the JPFO merger with SAF.  It has some interesting insider insights. The article is from 14 August, 2014.

Dear MSSA Friends,

You may be aware that I’ve long been a fan of the organization Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.  JPFO has long been way out front in the gun rights fight with such efforts as their research leading to their publication of Lethal Laws, a documentation of the disarmament laws that led to all the many genocides of the 1900s.  JPFO has done some great work.  Since the death of JPFO founder, Aaron Zelman, JPFO has been struggling and floundering.

I’ve also long worked comfortably with the twin organizations of Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.  Both were founded and have been operated successfully by Alan Gottlieb.

Now, there is talk about some association or partnership between JPFO and SAF.  Critics claim that SAF is trying to "take over" JPFO and will effectively neuter it.

In my view, SAF is offering to rescue JPFO from swirling down the drain, and to keep it active in the RKBA fight.  SAF is MUCH better at raising money than JPFO and would bring a lot of financial muscle to any partnership – a much-needed sugardaddy for JPFO.

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