That is what I keyed in on. The "We" and naming of size, etc. made it sound like you are speaking for more than just yourself. I kinda thought that this was the point of naming the size of the forum as to carry weight greater than one voice.
Perhaps I read that wrong. But the assumption is that since you are invoking the royal "We" you mean to involve the forum.
If you wrote, "I came across this issue on a very large internet forum of 12000 gun owners, etc." I would not have mentioned it since then you are speaking of yourself but letting them know people are paying the situation attention.
That was my thinking.
Please see edited post. Guess I was reading it in my head differently then you were, that is why I am not sending it I are none to bright about stuff like that...
Good point though I amended the OP, either way I will stand behind my brothers but I have no dog in this fight I just won't go to Saint John, IN. It is mainly populated by our neighbors to the west anyway and they bring their ideals and politics with them.