Compartmentalizing gun control
I noticed that they [anti-gun people – ed.] have pulled back some and moved into small pockets where they still have a chance. They have taken a page out of the environmental movement’s play book and zip coded their agenda to win small battles here and there. For example look at California and the cities in that state. San Francisco, for one, has attempted to pass laws banning handguns. New York City has reacted in the same manner. Both cities have stepped up measures to make their unconstitutional laws have more strength and go after those who have, or bring into the city, handguns.
The same is going on in Illinois. Of course, the pro-gun side is compartmentalizing as well by going after the various ‘duty to retreat’ laws. Both sides fight where they can win.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:24 am
Which is why we need to press the advantage we currently hold.
We may lose majorities in a couple of years.
We need to get these issues addressed now while we have the advantage.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:29 am
It’s also why I think the fight we’re fighting in MD is important. Can we win this year or even next year? Probably not, CCW is still a long way away. But we have to start somewhere, sometime, and the fight we’re fighting will make the anti’s use resources where they thought they didn’t have to. They take MD for granted, and we can put a stop to that.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:32 am
Maryland has CCW, as long as you’re connected.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:45 am
Oh the comments I have after fighting the good fight in Massachusetts. The nature of gun owners to sit around and bitch at their local gun club over dinner, but not actually take the 3 minutes to make a damn phone call to the State House is just making the other side gain ground in the bad states faster. There are a few dedicated people left in those states, but the fight wears you down quickly when you look around and other gun owners refuse to act. I feel bad about leaving that battle, but it’s just so DAMN WONDERFUL to be in a state that actually treats guns owners as equal citizens.
February 8th, 2006 at 11:08 am
SayUncle Says: Maryland has CCW, as long as you’re connected.
Yes, so the offical buzzword in Maryland is “shall issue”, No cooking the books saying we’re a “carry” state.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:13 pm
We need a no duty to retreat law in Tn.
Are there any prospects of getting one?