“We fought against Britain in 1776”
And when the National Firearms Act was first proposed in 1934 the civil unrest and protests were so severe Congress dropped it.
As again in 1968, the people rose up so strongly that the proposed gun control act was quietly dropped.
I think we are a long way from a 1776 response based on our response to other federal laws.
I sometimes wonder what the Founding Fathers would have said if they knew what happened to the nation they gave us.
But I suppose, at least in the case of John Adams, we know:
“Posterity, you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that ever I took half the pains to preserve it.”- John Adams
And when the National Firearms Act was first proposed in 1934 the civil unrest and protests were so severe Congress dropped it.
As again in 1968, the people rose up so strongly that the proposed gun control act was quietly dropped.
I think we are a long way from a 1776 response based on our response to other federal laws
That's exactly what I've been saying on here for a while. Americans did nothing when clearly unconstitutional firearms laws were written and passed.