Even though the anti-gunners may appear to be losing , and may be appear incompetent, they haven't given up . They also still have their allies in the MSM.
They have allies in many places. I'd post this as a "vanity" if I knew how and if I were completely sure it was appropriate, but here's a recent story.
Yesterday I went into a local branch of AmSouth Bank to cash a small ($100) check from a customer. The teller asked me for ID and I gave her my drivers' license. Well, my drivers' license had a corner cracked off because it stays in my back pocket all day and gets sat on. In fact, I was on my way to renew it. She said it was "mutilated" and asked for another ID. I gave her my Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit, which is almost identical to the drivers' license - same information, same photo and state- issued. She told me that AmSouth doesn't accept that as valid ID. I said that anybody and their dog can get a drivers' license, but that those with HCPs have been background-checked. I later called AmSouth's administrative offices and was at first told that they accept any gov't.-issued ID, but then the lady talked to her supervisor and came back and told me that HCPs are one form of gov't.-issued ID that they don't accept. I asked if she could tell me what other types of gov't.-issued they don't accept, but she couldn't tell me.
If your bank won't accept a valid state issued photo ID because it's a handgun carry permit, maybe you should look for another bank.