Dear Big Brother..........(We know youre watching).....

[GreenMeanie]

Re: Dear Big Brother..........(We know you're watching).....

Why not get people to lobby for you like the NRA?
And I think you can already hunt with the archies so I wouldn't need a license for that just for their permission.

Because the stupi law will never change. There is not enough reason for them to take our side, and PLENTY of reasons for the gov. to take the archies side (they don't want the national parks all dug up, don't want people stealing items of historical value, etc, etc, etc).

Since the law will never change in this politically correct world we live in, you have to learn to fight from the inside. If we could get a law passed that would allow us to TH and MD in the park system with permits, and we could then show some good stories about new things being found, and TH'ers and MD'ers working with archies on historical sites, THEN we could fight (with a leg to stand on) for easing of the laws! Schools, Smithsonian, and all other archie abodes are deeply entrenched in our government. Metal Detectorists are only known for being either retirees looking for coins on beaches, and defilers of civil war battlefields. We need to build up some good press nationally, before we could even attempt to completely change MD laws.

Mike

 

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[gollum]

Re: Dear Big Brother..........(We know you're watching).....

Why not get people to lobby for you like the NRA?
And I think you can already hunt with the archies so I wouldn't need a license for that just for their permission.

Because the stupi law will never change. There is not enough reason for them to take our side, and PLENTY of reasons for the gov. to take the archies side (they don't want the national parks all dug up, don't want people stealing items of historical value, etc, etc, etc).

Since the law will never change in this politically correct world we live in, you have to learn to fight from the inside. If we could get a law passed that would allow us to TH and MD in the park system with permits, and we could then show some good stories about new things being found, and TH'ers and MD'ers working with archies on historical sites, THEN we could fight (with a leg to stand on) for easing of the laws! Schools, Smithsonian, and all other archie abodes are deeply entrenched in our government. Metal Detectorists are only known for being either retirees looking for coins on beaches, and defilers of civil war battlefields. We need to build up some good press nationally, before we could even attempt to completely change MD laws.

Mike

Simple! Guns are more than a hobby to most everybody in the NRA. They are a way of life. How many metal detectorists can you say that about? How much of a disparity do you think there might be between how much money the gun lobby can get versus how much money the Metal Detectorists can get? To fight big government, you either need a TON of money, or a TON of good press! You could NEVER unite enough MD'ers to get enough money to fight that battle!

Mike