Agree. It's telling that the Glob headline is "NRA files suit...", but then the article mentions GOAL as the "local chapter of the NRA". As far as I know, GOAL is the local "affiliate" of the NRA. The words have different meaning and the Glob reporter and headline writers know this, yet they want to be as alarmist as possible to highlight the NRA bogeyman.
I believe you need to subscribe to the Glob in order to comment?
Re: Hearts and Minds. There was a picture circulating around of the women's march with a women holding a large sign that said "Grab my pussy and I'll grab my second amendment". She was also wearing a bright yellow Gadsden t-shirt. This picture got a ton of likes and circulated around even among my liberal friends. Someone chimed in that they felt that if women started arming themselves we'd suddenly see republicans calling for gun control. Then something shocking happened: a women (friend of friend) I've seen commenting on various posts announced that she was a pistol instructor and would be happy to help that person and others learn more about firearms. That post got a bunch of likes too.