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The problem with civil disobedience is it will not take the form of what succeeded in the civil rights era.
The civil rights protestors did it loudly and proudly, virtually assuring their arrest. If they had done their protest in quiet, trying not to get caught, nothing would have happened.
Gun owners will not be handing themselves over for processing by the system; holding banned rifle shoots and inviting the public to watch; etc. They will be squirrelling guns away, not using them at the range, while society accepts "Evil guns are bad" as a new social norm. That norm is well established in many other countries. Just try arguing that unimportant people should be allowed to carry defensive handguns in public and you'll have about as much credibility as someone advocating sexual relationships with pre-teens.
There will not be door kicking - just non-discretionary arrest policies and mandatory penalties. I'll bet that not as many people as claimed on NES will keep that AR that brings a non plea bargain, no parole 5 year sentence for simple possession, though many will talk tough.
The civil rights protestors did it loudly and proudly, virtually assuring their arrest. If they had done their protest in quiet, trying not to get caught, nothing would have happened.
Gun owners will not be handing themselves over for processing by the system; holding banned rifle shoots and inviting the public to watch; etc. They will be squirrelling guns away, not using them at the range, while society accepts "Evil guns are bad" as a new social norm. That norm is well established in many other countries. Just try arguing that unimportant people should be allowed to carry defensive handguns in public and you'll have about as much credibility as someone advocating sexual relationships with pre-teens.
There will not be door kicking - just non-discretionary arrest policies and mandatory penalties. I'll bet that not as many people as claimed on NES will keep that AR that brings a non plea bargain, no parole 5 year sentence for simple possession, though many will talk tough.
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