Just got an e-mail from Dick Baker. The event has been cancelled!
Dear fellow gun owner:
Our scheduled March 12th fund-raising submachine gun shoot has received a lot of attention. Unfortunately, not all of that attention has been good.
The potential--and I must emphasize the word "potential"--for our opponents to turn this into an ugly situation has become apparent to me.
While subgun shoots take place all the time, this was first and foremost a political event. As such, we are held to a higher standard.
My intention in organizing the shoot was to let you come and shoot some expensive and exotic guns and have a good time, and not to get you involved in a potentially sticky situation.
Perhaps I'm being overly cautious, but I hope you'll understand that I'm doing so with you in mind.
Therefore, I've decided to cancel the shoot.
If you have already mailed a check to the WCCM for the event, I will return your check to you uncashed.
Because this event has received such wide publicity, I would appreciate it if you would forward this email to everyone you know, and also post it on every internet gun-related site you're aware of. Some people had planned on driving great distances, and I want to make sure they're aware of the cancellation.
I'm sure that this is a disappointment for many of you, and I sincerely apologize. I hope you'll understand and appreciate my intentions and my concerns.
Thanks,
Dick Baker
Treasurer, WCCA, WCCM