What is The Paul Revere Network?

Paul Revere was the original "Freedom Rider", maintaining communications with fellow activists and alerting citizens to the activities of those who might deprive them of their liberties. The most famous ride, of course: As Robert Newman hangs the lanterns, Paul Revere crosses to Charlestown. He carries the alarum to Lexington!

Today, we ride the North American continental telecommunications network. We do so in support of the fundamental freedoms to which we, as Americans, were born. Will you join our efforts to help spread the word? Please use the information you find here to your best benefit, and share it with friends, co-workers and club members.

If you would like to help to continue the alert information from our organization, this is the way to go! PRNet can only continue this effort with a cooperative effort by the many electronic activists that can share the benefits and confirm their support of one another.

If interested, leave e-mail, voicemail at (312) 482-9910 or mail checks, money order, to the below address. Please indicate Visa or MC card # and exp. date.

 

Thanx,

Leroy Pyle

Mail name, address & phone# to:

 

THE PAUL REVERE NETWORK

1313 N. Ritchie Ct. #2108

Chicago, IL 60610

Enclose: ___$20 ___$ ???

Visa or MC also accepted:

Card#________ ________ ________ ________ exp: ____/____

You will note, too, that the PRNet is closely affiliated with pro-gun law enforcement activities, and firearms training efforts. Please consider that your contribution will help us continue the support of such worthwhile efforts presented by The Law Enforcement Lobby and Specialized Training Associates.

The Paul Revere Network (PRN) began as a coast-to-coast network of committed grass-roots gun rights activists who rely upon computer bulletin board systems for their primary mode of communication.

In August of 1995, PRN joined the Internet with a web page. Leroy Pyle (past NRA Director and 27-year San Jose police veteran) is Founder and Director of the PRN. Based in Chicago, IL, Pyle's BBS (176:100/0) feeds all network message traffic to Regional Coordinators. At it's height of BBS activity, there were approximately 200 nodes, coast to coast, and Regional Coordinators in Kansas City MO, Chicago, IL, Minneapolis MN, San Jose CA, Los Angeles CA, Greenville, NC and Lansdowne, PA.

*** PRN: 2nd Amendment Orientation PRN stands firm and four-square in support of the "NEW NRA" and with respect to "compromise" with the anti-gun factions, our policy is - and will remain - "No Negotiation with Terrorists!"

*** PRN: Purpose The purpose of the PRN is to allow local and regional-level 2nd Amendment activists to initiate and coordinate political actions designed to further the movement's goals. Our ability to instantly share information which affects us all gives us a tremendous edge over the opposition. Using our computers, we can multiply our efforts a hundred fold; we will one day be able to mobilize thousands of letters and telephone calls in support of or in opposition to particular legislation or media actions. We can "get the word out", as needed, and very quickly!

In addition to providing the ability to communicate rapidly, Paul Revere Network Nodes all maintain 2nd Amendment-oriented file areas. Structured at the discretion of the individual PRN Node Operator (PRNodeOp), these file areas contain massive amounts of data grouped under headings such as "firearms/technical", "2nd Amendment reference", "letters to the editor" (for sharing writing styles, topics, and ideas), local/regional grassroots action information, newsletter articles, legislative updates, and so forth.

It is a fact that gun owners have lost ground over the past several decades and that, further, the slope appears to be steepening the farther we slide! States on both coasts now have actual bans in place while in New York, registered rifles and shotguns are scheduled for confiscation. Alert gun owners have come to the fore and have, on their own, militated for a stronger NRA, written letters, made appointments with their legislators, made the phone calls, and so forth. Many of these alert gun owners have joined forces with like-minded people local to their area and begun to make concerted, unified local efforts to halt the erosion of their gun freedoms.

We want these folks in our loop! The more we can tie grass- roots, loosely organized activists together, the greater the number of previously-uncommitted gun owners we can reach and enlist in our cause. And there is no better a central information-exchange medium than a local computer bulletin board system!

You must have implemented a front-end mailer and a tosser. You may use any mailer that accommodates normal FidoNet-format transmissions - currently, various NodeOps are using D'Bridge, FrontDoor, and BinkleyTerm.

Some hubs support .qwk packets for those looking to ease into the BBS networking arena. Most of our nodes are listed in the Fido Nodelist. This allows them to carry some of the popular echoes available in FidoNet, including RTKBA and FIREARMS.

PRNet now gated to the FidoNet, tag name:

Step 1: A copy of the PRN nodelist is included in PRNKIT.ZIP for your use. Please install it. Create four new conferences - "PR_NET", "PR_NODE_OP", "PRN_NEWS" and PRN_TECH. For additional conference and file areas, see below.

Most conferences are general PRN user conferences which are swapped openly across all the other PRN systems, while PR_NODE_OP is the NodeOps' "private channel" and is flagged as "private" inside your BBS software in such a manner as to restrict access to all but other NodeOps. PRN_NEWS, is to be configured as READ-ONLY, this conference contains items of special interest to gunowners copied from the PR_NET. Without the chatter of 100+ msgs per day intermixed, the info will not scroll past so quickly and will serve almost as a bulletin or reference area for users.

PRN is the origin for NRA_COPS (Cops, the NRA & RKBA) for those interested in carrying a pro-gun cop echo, PRMLITIA for those interested in the Militia information available, and CHAPTERS, for communications between the various NRA Members Councils. PRN also hubs out LIBERTY, the Libertarian Echo, and HUNT_ADV, The Hunters Advocate.

PRMLITIA now gated to the FidoNet, tag name:

Please advise if interested in any of the above.

If the primary purpose of your BBS relates to 2nd Amendment issues, then we prefer that you make the Paul Revere Network conference the default main conference. While this is certainly not mandatory, it provides uniformity across the net and enhances the ability of your users to engage in and enjoy direct communication with the other activists in the Net.

Most NodeOps have the PR_NET conference set up as the main conference with separate, local special-purpose conferences available to their users.

The Paul Revere Network has enjoyed considerable success these past few years with references in various publications by such notables as Neal Knox, Alan Gottlieb, Larry Pratt and David Kopel. For this reason, activists are alerted to the name, "The Paul Revere Network". If you are interested in taking advantage of this notoriety, please consider how an activist might find your BBS when looking for the PRNet!(LP 2/95)

Step 2: Make an identifying origin line. If your BBS uses the PR_NET as its primary, root conference, then make the origin line read along the lines of:"Paul Revere Network/Nevada (702) 555-1234."

If you have an established board and want to keep its name in the origin line, that's fine, too! We merely ask that the origin line reflect membership in PR_NET ala the following examples:

"Paul Revere Network/PA (Second Amendment) (814) 555-1234"

or

"The Second Amendment (PR_NET/PA) (814) 555-1234"

Step 3: Scan your outgoing mail and poll your hub for mail pickup. We understand that economics may limit the frequency of your calls. While daily polling is optimum for most of us, we understand that economics and light traffic on your board (especially if it is a new board) might limit the need for frequent polling. We ask only that you balance the requirement that the "word must get to the grass roots" with your ability to provide the benefits of polling PRN messages for your users. Remember: Without messages from its various nodes, PRN will die.

You will need to contact your hub's Node_Op in order to establish session-level password security.

As PRN grows and matures, more structure designed to enhance overall function will be developed. We vow to never allow the manifestations of the structure we impose to interfere with our battle to preserve and further the Second Amendment.

We recognize the importance of local autonomy and value the input of all NodeOps.

That's basically it! If you have further questions, call any of the many Paul Revere BBS's listed in the FidoNet Nodelist or our own PRNodeList, or the Paul Revere Network/HQ in Chicago at (312) 482-9940 or direct NetMail there at 1:115/223.

Just a reminder to set up a PR_NODE_OP as a private conference and PRN_NEWS as read-only. The following is the recommended conference and file names:

Conference Description

PR_NET Paul Revere Network Primary Conference . . . . .(Public)

PR_NODE_OP Paul Revere NODE OPerator Conference. . . . . . (Sysops)

PRN_NEWS Paul Revere News. . . . . . . . . . . (Read Only/Public)

PRN_TECH Paul Revere Network Firearms, Technical. . . . .(Public)

PRMLITIA Paul Revere Network Militia Conference. . . . . (Public)

CHAPTERS Local Happenings - Share & Compare . . . . . . .(Public)

NRA_COPS Cops, The NRA & RKBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Public)

LIBERTY Libertarian Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Public)

HUNT_ADV The Hunters Advocate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Public)

• File Areas Description
• PRNADMIN PRNodeList distribution & general Admin info
• PRN_RKBA Shared Second Amendment Files
• PRN_NRA NRA Alerts, faxes, etc.

Please run the enclosed file MAKEREQ.EXE and return the resulting file LASTNAME.APP to me at 176:100/0 or 1:115/223 at your earliest convenience. Also indicate a password and the hub you prefer to poll (you can poll directly from Chicago/HQ, or choose any hub from the PRNodelist).

Thanx,

Leroy Pyle