The sellout of JPFO to SAF will be complete as of this Friday, September 12. The remnants of JPFO will be hauled away to Washington (and, I picture in my mind’s eye, be stashed away like the Lost Ark at the end of that movie).<\/p>\n
While Gottlieb promises JPFO will continue to operate “independently,” in fact SAF is making no attempt to learn anything at all about how the organization functions. Surely they’ll keep some JPFO-ish thing going and it may even look good for a while, but it’s clear that what they’re really after is mailing lists — of members, donors, sponsors, and purchasers.<\/p>\n
If you have or ever had any relationship with JPFO, these are your last few days to take care of yourself.<\/p>\n
I can’t say what anybody ought<\/i> to do. Some JPFO members might be perfectly happy to be handed over the SAF. So be it. Do only what’s right for you.<\/p>\n
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If you’re not happy, however, you might want to join the ever-growing movement to remove your name and contact information from JPFO’s databases before the infamous and relentless Gottlieb\/Merrill direct mail operation gets hold of you.<\/p>\n
Contact info:<\/strong> —– <\/p>\n I also know several people who’ve asked for their money back — including one noble soul who contributed $1,000 just before the merger was forced into the light. He minced no words in saying he had donated under false pretenses.<\/p>\n No idea<\/i> whether JPFO will return his or anybody else’s money. Frankly, I hope that problem falls to Mr. Gottlieb and his lawyers because I pity JPFO’s office staff having to deal with all this. <\/p>\n Nevertheless, if you recently joined or donated, asking for a return of funds may be something you want to consider.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n IF you are “political,” you might want to throw some support toward Gun Owners of America, the only remaining national gun-rights group that remains hardcore.<\/p>\n (Yes, I’m aware of accusations of a few cracks in that core, but then, that’s politics. GOA remains the best alternative for gun owners of political bent.)<\/p>\n If you do that, you might also want to tell both JPFO and SAF where you’re sending your money — and why.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n There is also ample evidence that (as one member of the JPFO rescue team put it) “JPFO’s papers are not in order.” <\/p>\n It’s too late to prevent JPFO’s disappearance into SAF. But potentially a JPFO member with an obsession and a lot of money could “go to the lawyers” to try to undo the deal.<\/p>\n It seems very, very unlikely that any one (or any group of ones) would be both furious enough and rich enough to pursue this. Also, as that same rescue-teamer put it, “… courts are very reluctant to interfere in these essentially private squabbles. The courts know damn well that ‘non-profit’ has nothing to do with compensation or personal gain. But absent evidence of overt criminality, courts are unlikely to interfere.”<\/p>\n Just plain inertia might have something to say, also. It’s harder to get a deal undone than prevent the doing.<\/p>\n Still, if you’re truly outraged and have the money to fight for what you believe is right, there are certainly chinks in the JPFO\/SAF Fortress of Secrecy. (Which is, perhaps, one reason the doers of the deed were so obsessed with keeping members’ and donors’ eyes off their work.)<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n I hear from little birds that there’s also been some minor, but creative monkeywrenching directed at the JPFO sellouts. <\/p>\n While I can’t say I applaud it, especially since the worst evildoers on the JPFO board aren’t the ones taking the most heat, I salute the spirit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The sellout of JPFO to SAF will be complete as of this Friday, September 12. The remnants of JPFO will be hauled away to Washington (and, I picture in my mind’s eye, be stashed away like the Lost Ark at the end of that movie). While Gottlieb promises JPFO will continue to operate “independently,” in fact SAF is making no attempt to learn anything at all about how the organization functions. Surely they’ll keep some JPFO-ish thing going and it may even look good for a while, but it’s clear that what they’re really after is mailing lists — of…<\/p>\n
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