Your point is telling and true. What does any winning argument look like these days? I have no confidence in our rule of law anymore. And that is a HUGE problem for society. It was once said (I forget who) that a nation of laws only remains so as long as the citizenry respects and honors the laws.
Someone else discussed the idea (maybe Ayne Rand) that a tyrannical government will pass laws that cannot or should not be followed in order to be able to label anyone a criminal.
When you think about these two ideas, they are converging at a surprising rate. Between Healthcare, 2A, Taxation, etc. and the lack of faith in our federal governments respect/adherence for/to the constitution, I see REVOLT at the intersection of the two.
Otherwise good, patriotic and law abiding citizens will soon be labeled criminals through the evisceration of God given rights by legislation. They will be faced with a conundrum. They will consider the lesser of evils when such a conundrum requires them to pick an allegiance. Do they follow law that is prejudiciously enforced and goes against our founding principles? Or do they remain faithful to the original laws (Constitution), thus committing a crime, and steel themselves for a fight if it should ever come to that?
That is how the next revolution will start. I doubt there will be much shooting, but it will split the nation.
Don’t be too discouraged. In the past the gun grabbers have just passed eyewash legislation that leaves 99% of guns and owners legal. Then they congratulate each other and give each other awards for “doing something.”