Alright, guys - another month, another attempt to get Colorado's shooting community to actually get out of the basement and - gasp! - socialize and network.  

Last month was in Longmont at Oskar Blues.  This time?  Wrangler Park in Castle Rock.  We're giving lie to the bigoted "gun owners are only fat old white guys" stereotype by making this a family-friendly event, so PLEASE feel free bring the whole tribe.  We're co-hosting with members of 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control and at least my kids (5 and 9) will be in attendance (bringing whatever balls, games, chalk and assorted bubble crap they can sneak into the car).  The snow cone seller had to bail - family engagement and she couldn't find anyone else to run her truck - but we've confirmed that we'll have a bounce house, courtesy of a member of Castle Rock town council.  In addition to C2AA and 1MMAGC, there will also be representatives from Project Appleseed and possibly Carry On Colorado and Guns for Everyone.  There will also be a number of members of local government, both from Castle Rock and DougCo GOP, there to raise awareness for the August 19th special election to decide if open carry will be allowed in public facilities - including parks.

If you have questions about the locale or event, drop me a line.  If you have any interest, check out our Facebook event and let us know you're coming.  Hope to see you there.

From our Facebook page:

"Great turnout at our meet & greet yesterday - despite being rained (and lightninged) out earlier than expected. Our thanks to everyone who showed up to network and show support for Coloradans' second amendment rights.

We had citizens who had heard of us from various pro-gun websites and a few visitors to the park who simply stopped by out of curiosity - then stayed awhile because they connected with our message. We also had awesome representation from the Castle Rock town council and the Douglas County GOP, and spent time with the upstanding folks from Vote "NO" on Hickenlooper in 2014, DCFGuns - Douglas County Firearms and Carry On Colorado. We look forward to doing what we can to help them educate voters about the upcoming August 19th special election in Castle Rock (stay tuned for much more on that) and the 2014 races in Colorado that will affect their second amendment rights.

And, illustrating that principles of liberty can - and should - supercede political parties, we were joined by both the current Republican representative for District 44, Chris Holbert, and the Libertarian candidate for that seat, Lily Williams, as well as George Leing (Republican candidate for US House District 2) and Jess Loban (Libertarian candidate for US House District 4). No posturing, no campaigning, no games, just fellow Colorado citizens standing together in support of our liberty.

We'd also like to extend a very special thanks to Jim and Kim from Project Appleseed. While they were used to far larger venues , they stuck it out with us and provided a great opportunity for visitors to understand the importance of our heritage as "American riflemen." They also provided another type of opportunity - about another dozen C2AA members will have the chance to attend Appleseed's August 16-17th Byers class for free! We'll mention that again in the coming days but reply to this post and/or email us at [email protected] for details in the meantime.

Again, our thanks to everyone who turned out, our apologies to anyone we forgot and we hope to see you all again soon."