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I honestly don't understand what the hell is happening here.
Only a few years ago, gun-rights supporters celebrated the end of a 30-year-long campaign for concealed-carry rights, when the last states with no concealed-carry law were forced to pass one. In 1985, the majority of states were no-issue for CCW permits, and most of the rest were may-issue. Today we have eight constitutional-carry states, and most of the rest are shall-issue. Only a few states remain may-issue. Stand-your-ground and "castle doctrine" laws have passed in how many states? more than a dozen? Gun sales have been through the roof for years, and more people than ever own one or more legal guns for whatever reason. No Democrat would say a word about gun control because they knew it was a sure way to alienate a big chunk of the voters.
And yet, today gun owners and gun-rights supporters are back on defense - and we're losing, and losing badly. It's like we've been transported back to the 1970s, when it seemed only a matter of time before private ownership of guns was outlawed completely.
What went wrong? How did we lose this much ground, this fast?
Only a few years ago, gun-rights supporters celebrated the end of a 30-year-long campaign for concealed-carry rights, when the last states with no concealed-carry law were forced to pass one. In 1985, the majority of states were no-issue for CCW permits, and most of the rest were may-issue. Today we have eight constitutional-carry states, and most of the rest are shall-issue. Only a few states remain may-issue. Stand-your-ground and "castle doctrine" laws have passed in how many states? more than a dozen? Gun sales have been through the roof for years, and more people than ever own one or more legal guns for whatever reason. No Democrat would say a word about gun control because they knew it was a sure way to alienate a big chunk of the voters.
And yet, today gun owners and gun-rights supporters are back on defense - and we're losing, and losing badly. It's like we've been transported back to the 1970s, when it seemed only a matter of time before private ownership of guns was outlawed completely.
What went wrong? How did we lose this much ground, this fast?