Good point Kodiak. However, like was mentioned above, many people look down on us or give us a hard time for living here. Most often people encourage us to move out. I know not all THR members do this, but so many have given up on our state, what does it matter to us if the whole country falls apart? In fact, since our state is so screwed up, the only real hope we have is if the whole system falls apart and we can start over. We will probably never get back our 2nd Amendment rights in this state unless a couple of things happen. I think either the Feds are going to have to step in and say, "States rights aside, the 2nd Amendment shall not be infringed and all state laws doing so are unConstitutional." Or the more likely but more horrible possibility is that the terrorists get their dream of a life time and cook off a good sized nuke in down town Los Angeles and enough liberals die to put conservatives back in power.
Never fear, I am writing my Senators anyway and I have even contacted my Congressman on the issue. Still, I would be lying if I told you a deviant, sick part of me wants the rest of the high and mighty who look so pitifully on the PRK to deal with what we are dealing with. Yes a smug grin of satisfaction would cross my face. Maybe if people were a little more supportive of our plight out here, Californians would be more supportive of your plight in the free world.