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Institutionalist Gun Clubs Ready to organize Militia
"Kalistan needs a robust defense," says local activist
Kaliburg, Ananto
February 12, 5239


Activists from Vintalli Originales GC, out of Sulari, hold Gun safety Informational Session in Downtown Kaliburg Ananto during recent Gun convention

Local gun enthusiasts have called on the Institutionalist Party of Kalistan to activate the Institutionalist Militia, in line with the ancient Party Militias Act, which has remained in effect for more than 2000 years. "It is time that Kalistan had a robest home defense force once again," said Edward Furstburg, the commander of the local Kaliburg Gun Club known as The Cadre GC- Capitol Chapter. "The Cadre has clubs all over the Empire, and we join with the other three major Kalistani gun clubs- The National GC, Vintalli Originales GC, and The Vrassan Generals GC and our affiliates- in calling for Party action to form us into a militia.

The All-Kalistan Firearm Convention, held last week in Ananto, brough gun enthusiasts from across the Empire to Kaliburg for three days of preliminary discussions on their passion for firearms. Also on the agenda was a resolution to call upon the Governing Party to begin organizing a new militia, with the Gun Clubs at the core of the effort. "Kalistan's militia system is still in place, though it has not been used in centuries," said Furstburg. "The Kalistani Gun Clubs have deliberately patterned our organization after the old Revolutionary Socialist Militia, into Duchy units, and we train and conduct war games on private land in Kalistan." The gun clubs also held gun safety and information seminars in the public square, and encouraged non-affiliated citizens to consider joining.

"In the gun clubs in Kalistan, we have more than 125,000 members," said Furstburg. "We are already working as a militia; why not just allow us to simply form one?" The resolution to request acknowledgement as the new Institutionalist Militia passed in convention with more than 90% approval. Some of the objections were to the wording, and some were to the removing ties to particular duchies. Most however were in agreement that the organizations they represented would be willing to constitute a new Institutionalist Party Militia. The matter was forwarded to Institutionalist Party Deputies, some of whom were observing the proceedings, as members of the gun clubs. The measure's fate from here is uncertain. But if the Institutionalists agree to action on the resolution, the new Militia could take the field within a year.