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1. Remove criticism section. No, not all the text, that's not fair and NPOV. It would be a less likely target for vandalism if it was more evenly dispersed, as discussed here.

“	... it isn't that we should not include the criticisms, but that the information should be properly incorporated throughout the article rather than having a troll magnet section of random criticisms.	”
—Jimbo Wales

2. Incorporate some of the Board of Directors stuff into the article?

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[edit] Removal

I removed the following:

even though statistics have proven otherwise. When the UK established gun control in 1997, homicides went up 60%[1], and the UK now has more crime per capita than the US. Many other countries who established gun control followed in the UK's footsteps[2]. The states with the most gun control are notorious for crime[3], and wherever a shall-issue concealed carry bill gets passed, crime drops[4]. Switzerland has very little crime, yet every adult male is required to own a gun, and assault weapons are readily available.^{[citation needed]}

It's fairly well cited but needs to be moved. It was in the criticism section under From gun control advocates. The section is a rebuttal, which should be placed elsewhere. The section needs to be about what gun control advocates say/do, not what gun rights people respond with. It would be even better under criticism in a gun-control page. Dark j e di requiem 23:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Board of Directors

OK, this was archived, but wanted to reply anyway. Regarding the Board of Directors, my ballot came in yesterday. Feel free to work this into the article any way you want. It is the Feb 2007 issue of America's 1st Freedom. "The Board consists of 76 Directors. The Bylaws require that one-third of the terms of office of 75 expire at each Annual Meeting of Members. One Director will be elected for a one-year term at each Annual Meeting of Members." This 2007 election fills 25 3-year terms (expire 2010) and the 1 1-year.

If you want more specifics on any of these 36 people (30 by the Nominating Committee, 7 by write in but one dupe), lemme know I will try to help. I wikilinked any name I thought would link. Alphabetically listed (randomized on the ballot by Bylaws). Even tho normal wiki-etiquette forbids it, anybody can feel free to edit this post if they know it is the right person. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 02:29, 25 January 2007 (UTC)