Email from MCRGO   MICHIGAN COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS "Promoting safe use and ownership of firearms through education, litigation, and legislation." MONDAY E'NEWS December 2025 CPL Report After the first increase in half a year the month prior, the number of total statewide CPL holders fell again in November to 845,156 as of December 1, 2025. This is the lowest the monthly number has been since July 2024. This decrease is largely due to first-time, COVID pandemic-era, CPL holders not renewing their licenses. At the MCRGO annual meeting on Friday, December 5, members requested that MCRGO send out quarterly reminders to MCRGO CPL students from 2020 to 2023 about renewing their concealed pistol licenses. This email was originally sent out in early October 2025 and will be repeated quarterly beginning next month. This month's full report from the Michigan State Police can be found HERE.   MCRGO Marketing Workgroup MCRGO invites interested members to volunteer for its upcoming marketing workgroup. The workgroup is open to all members of MCRGO. The workgroup will especially benefit from marketing professionals, younger members, firearms instructors, other firearms professionals, people with experience in the use of social media and artificial intelligence for marketing and communication, elected officials, and underrepresented populations in the firearms community, such as women. The workgroup will: Align marketing with MCRGO’s mission by defining core messaging, tone, and target audiences. Strengthen branding and digital presence. Develop a content strategy to plan regular content through legislative updates, public safety education, training resources, and event promotion. Grow and engage membership with targeted messaging, recruitment channels, and incentives. Expand media relations, partnerships, and community outreach to increase visibility and credibility. Establish workflows, metrics, and reporting tools to track marketing effectiveness and guide ongoing improvement. The workgroup will communicate through Slack. Slack is an asynchronous meeting platform that lets people contribute on their own time, making it ideal for participants with busy or varied schedules. It reduces the need for live video meetings, prevents long email chains, and encourages more thoughtful, equitable participation. Because discussions are organized in threads and automatically documented, it improves clarity, institutional memory, and decision-making. It also supports distributed workflows, allowing members to share drafts, give feedback, and progress work without coordinating schedules, while requiring minimal technology and making participation easier for everyone. Slack has a fast and easy learning curve. If you are interested in joining the MCRGO Marketing Workgroup conversation on Slack, please email [email protected] with the request to be sent an invitation. You can also reply directly to this E'News email. UPCOMING EVENTS Outdoorama Thursday-Sunday, February 19-22, 2026, Hours Vary by Day Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave.; Novi, MI 48374 MCRGO's booth number is 5415. Ultimate Sports Show Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15, 2026, Hours Vary by Day DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW; Grand Rapids, MI 49503 MCRGO's booth number is 2153. NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits Thursday-Sunday, April 16-19, 2026, Hours Vary by Day George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010 MCRGO will represent Michigan at Friday's State Clubs & Associations Workshop More information is available HERE. MCRGO | PO Box 2294 | Grand Rapids, MI 49501 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice