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G_j's JournalNC Tea Party PAC hosts ”Machine Gun Social” Saturday as a political fundraiser
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The event attracted national attention, and received coverage from the Huffington Post and USA Today.
Organizers said the money raised will be used to pay for political advertising.
WLOS has video of the event, and interviews participants:
http://www.ashvegas.com/wlos-video-asheville-tea-party-pac-machine-gun-social-in-brevard
From an Asheville Tea Party blog post about the social:
Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American peoples liberty teeth and keystone under independence
from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable
the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference they deserve a place of honor with all thats good.
George Washington First President of the United States
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.
Richard Henry Lee American Statesman, 1788
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From the Huffington Post article in August about the event:
According to the events flyer, attendees can give $25 for a 30-round magazine on a 9mm submachine gun of their choice an HK MP5, an Israeli UZI or a Swedish I. Guests can spend $35 for 30 rounds on an AK47, while the most ambitious of Tea Party patriots can drop $50 for 30 rounds on an M16.
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