I see a lot of folks writing about, and hear a lot of folks talking about, how we need to "vote the (bums | jerks | expletives | etc) out!"
Unfortunately, I don't think the problem is necessarily that pro-2A folks don't get out and vote, but rather that we are actually largely outnumbered by liberal citizens in the areas where anti-gun-owner laws proliferate.
In places where sheeple have amassed and are easily manipulated by the media and other such tools that those in power use against them, they actually SUPPORT these laws. We can be as angry as we want at our representatives who fail to represent US, but in the end, you have to ask the question - are they just truly representing the MAJORITY of their constituents?
In areas where the majority of the population that holds power (i.e. NYC in New York State) actually WANT these laws, you would expect their government representative to support these laws too. For Charles Shumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, the votes they depend on to stay in their powerful positions mostly come from NYC and Albany. This is even more true in the NYS Assembly where the VAST majority of the lawmakers represent voters in those cities. If it were not for the geographically-level representation of the NYS Senate, NYS would have anti-gun-owner laws even more restrictive than Washington DC did! If you walk the streets of those cities and speak to people about gun-owner-control and anti-gun-owner laws, you might find that they actually want more restrictions.
They don't want guns, they don't think they need guns, and they don't understand why ANYBODY would want or need guns. They don't CARE about the 2nd Amendment (or even their freedom for that matter). They only want to know what the government is going to DO for them. What is the government going to DO to stop these horrible gun-related deaths and crimes?
While true as it is that these people are mislead and tricked with fear mongering and false "data," they are in fact convinced that bogus measures such as microstamping would be a GOOD THING! It won't hurt THEM. It won't restrict THEM in any way.
IF we are successful in getting out in large numbers and replacing anti-gun-owner politicians with pro-2A ones, they will only be replaced on the next go-round when everyone is angry at the conservatives. It is a constant flip-flop of power that cannot be avoided. Getting out and voting is NOT ENOUGH!
Somehow, we need to EDUCATE people of the real facts. Unfortunately, it's very difficult to educate people about a a topic they care little about. Ultimately, we need to change the opinions of the people, not just "vote the bums out." If the people never know better, they'll just keep voting the bums right back in.
Any suggestions for ways to educate people? This probably needs to be a new thread.
