I think so
Gun control is aimed at shooters. And Sebastian is right here:
Pick off the most enthusiastic, and youll be rid of your deplorable gun culture in a generation.
This could be where a culture war will pop off. They’re trying to wipe out a culture that shoots. That culture doesn’t like being told what to do. And that’s not good.
Take someone shooting.
February 6th, 2019 at 8:35 am
If dopey-crats seriously think gun control is a winning issue in this generation, I say ‘go for it’.
There’s a lot more “lower hanging fruit” than that, though: lynch the billionaires, ‘free’ college tuition, universal health care, get whitey, etc.
I hope they do waste all their political capital on gun control. It means nothing of any consequence will actually come to fruition. And that’s a good thing.
February 6th, 2019 at 10:40 am
THIS culture shoots back.
February 6th, 2019 at 11:08 am
Illinois lost the election, with corrupt gun-grabbing scumbags gerrymandering their way into a huge majority in both houses; they also won the Governor’s office (notably, the new Governor openly committed outrageous fraud regarding some real estate he owns, and was bluntly not prosecuted because the States Attorney with jurisdiction is of the same political party and ilk).
Bills that would turn possession of the majority of the guns in the state into a felony have been filed, unless they’re registered. They’re not pretending that registration won’t be followed by confiscation.
If the desired effect was to get legal gun owners to leave the state in droves, I think it’s going to work.
As for me, my maternal grandfather’s family was murdered by the Bolsheviks after being disarmed, with him being the only one to escape. My maternal grandmother’s family was murdered by the Nazis after being disarmed, again with her being the only one to escape.
If these bills pass in their current forms, we’ll be entering Never Again territory for me. I’m grateful that I have the means and the historical context to get out first.
February 6th, 2019 at 11:56 am
Antigun bills target a group of law abiding citizens who generally act responsibly and soberly and lawfully. Passive resistance as in New York and Connecticut has been the common response to confiscatory gun bans, so far. But that simply sets the stage for selective prosecution of any of those resisting, that is, ignoring the new laws, which is a totalitarian’s dream situation. Pick out individuals and make them suffer, for maximum propaganda effect, at times and places chosen by the prosecutors.
Tuco’s Rule applies to political situations as well as spaghetti westerns.