Walks like these unite people around the cause of freedom, they wake people up to the potential of their own votes and they will shake politicians who think that they wield the reins of society down to their very cores. Wake up! And be happy that people are waking up and showing up for these kinds of excellent events!
Waking up? I'd hardly call 50 pro-gun people waking up. These were likely the same people who've worked day in , day out over the past several years trying to push this through the legislature.
Where were the "regular" gunnies?
It's been my experience, and I believe that in most cases AzRickD will agree, that it's the same people doing all the work, showing up at all the rallies, etc.
ad nauseum. This is why it will disappear after a short time, and the politicos know it.
AzRickD, how many folks from Phoenix showed up at the legislature during the hearings for our first attempt to have clean preemption passed? About 30, would you say? And about 5-8 of them were from Tucson (2 hour drive). How many showed up the second time (after our first attempt was defeated)?
Who's been willing to sponsor this legislation this time (besides Ken)? Nope, not even you or me.
The anti's know they've time on their side...our folks have lives, jobs, etc. We go at it hard, hoping to change things right away based on the righteousness of our cause, the clarity of the Constitution (state and national) and the supposedly unambiguousness of the law.
A few pimp-slaps from the court (like OH just got) and the True Believers get disheartened and see the process for the sham that it is.
Out of curisousity, how close to retirement are the two OH justices who voted in favor of CCW as being Constitutional?
When you play on their court, the game is rigged...no matter what happens, government always wins. You need to take the fight to your turf, not play the game, or play the game such that the government doesn't know you're playing the game.
Since judges are elected / retained / whatever, they too have to play the political game, especially if they want to advance from a simple Municipal or Superior Court bench. Just look at the crap Bush's nominees to the federal bench are getting. You don't think that happens on a local level?
Since judges are elected, prosecutors are elected, there are automatically 2 government employees working against you, regardless of the supposed independence of the judiciary. Yes, there are exceptions, but those prove the rule, IMO.
