That's a little bit different. The colonists got pissed off
taxation and took their guns, formed militias, and
ultimately got into some huge battles with the
british. When the colonists got pissed off, they ended
up -shooting at- the enemy. We've reduced to whining
to the enemy (eg lobbying) and filing lawsuits.
which doesn't seem to be nearly as effective. The colonists
also had a groundswell of local support behind them. We
have virtually none, except from other MA gun owners (the
gun owners in the rest of the US basically make fun of us for
staying here) and a handful of politicians in MA that believe
in gun ownership as a right.
I can see someone justifying staying in MA because of
family or other reasons, but saying you're "staying here
to fight" is pretty amusing, considering that battle
was already lost, a long time ago. The permitting
system, registration, awb, etc, is already evidence
that we're basically prisoners of war at this point. At
this point, "fighting" is basically a matter of trying to
preserve the status quo, on a good day... and the status
quo is horrific. Staying in MA is not much different than
a soldier saying that they want to hang out at the Hanoi
Hilton to fight the NVA. It just doesn't pan out all that
well in reality.
Obviously everyone has different individual perogatives
when it comes to either staying or leaving and everyone
must make their own decision... Obviously, for some,
there are overriding factors... family, career, etc... all
of which are important.
The longer I stay here though, the more I get pissed off.
The funny thing is, I've been here most of my life, and until
I became a gun owner several years ago, I had no idea how
screwed up this state was. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
I don't know when I'll be able to leave (due to practical
concerns and $$$$) but getting the hell out of this state is
on my "To Do" list.
-Mike