Tenacious, I have read similar comments before on gun sites. Let me respectfully disagree.
Laws are for chumps now. Regardless what your State Constitution says, this Regime scoffs. And make no mistake, they are the Muscle. Local/State Authority will buckle to demands from the Muscle if/when they make their call.
The email campaign setup by the DOJ regarding “Did Zimmerman ever say anything that had racial overtones” tells us that they will do WHATEVER they want and be prepared to spend your life in court.
I can’t argue your points. Laws and the constitutionality of them are indeed farcical these days. And, as we have seen with Obamacare, states can be bought.
I believe, however, the one thing the gun debate/issue has that few other issues have is that a lot of liberals also are 2A supporters, gun owners and licensed CCW. Some may be closet supporters. I’m from IN and know some liberals that are also ardent gun enthusiasts (head spins here). These folks openly admit that their party’s position on guns is wrong and they go against it. I expect (maybe hope) this is more common than is known or reported.
This is why I say (today anyway) the states enjoy the freedoms (albeit diminished) to govern their own gun laws. But I agree, the Fed will find a way to control the individual and try and make the states happy about it. But as it stands now, they’ll have to regulate something other than the consumer.