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What do you think of a boxer who is always retreating and just blocks punches, occasionally takes a shot, and never lands any significant strikes? Such a fighter will ALWAYS LOSE.
In contrast, we need to focus on expanding our rights, not just hanging onto the scraps we have left. It's time for us to push hard for:
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The bumpstock ban matters because it's a dangerous precedent for the Govt to unilaterally "reinterpret" the law on a whim so that a plastic accessory is now a felony. Under that same logic, the executive branch could just ban regular stocks and be like "oh yeah, you can have a rifle, just not an assault stock."
The bumpstock and other bans were successful because not enough people cared enough to do something useful. You need some wealthy to buy the news coverage the antis get for free, and others to show up at rallies. All that comes from a dominant opinion, not a sliver minority opinion.
Does your gun club hold public events where they teach people to shoot under close supervision, so they have a "fun" time at the range? They should. Do you offer to teach people you know? You should.
Rights that are obvious to you aren't necessarily obvious to Joe Public. Joe has been propagandized and now just doesn't care one way or the other. Joe will care if a riot shows up on his block. But we don't want to wait that long. Teach Joe. A few times and a few of his friends. Then ask them to write some letter and show up at a rally.