Sometimes it does make a difference. Ever wonder why threads get pulled, or end up in the Smokey Back Room?
Big Brother has been swatting Americans down for years. Those who refuse to bawl like sheep, are arrested or shot. It's been happening for years. If you are a law abiding gun owner, they know what kind of guns you have, and where they are. They track your comments made on forums such as these. They'll take your picture at rallies and protest gatherings.
They have gotten around our "constitutional duty and obligation" to form militias. Form a militia, and pretty soon you'll get busted for income tax evasion or possession of child porn. Many Americans see the danger that has been unfolding for decades. Now we have a Jihad waiting to happen in our own backyard. Why didn't the 9/11 attacks cause our government to immediately lock down the border, and aggressively seek out all illegals, and deport them? Why are they too busy hooking up traffic cams to nail people running a stale yellow light? Why are they trying to register ammo to legal residents and citizens? Why haven't they infiltrated the mosques and deported those who call for our destruction, on our own soil?
Too many questions, bad answers...