> the Hard Left typically emerges on top in such struggles <
You’re right about that. A moderate group usually first takes power. But they are quickly pushed aside by ruthless (and I mean ruthless) Leftists.
But there’s a rather unique twist in the American dynamic. The 2A.
“But there’s a rather unique twist in the American dynamic. The 2A.”
Unlike any other nation on Earth, we have the 2A, meaning that:
Without registration there is no confiscation. National registration & licensing of owners is dead since the original attempt in 1968.
Blue states with “assault weapon” registration laws face 90% noncompliance rates, yet Governors hesitate to unleash their flying monkeys to kick in doors & make arrests. Is there a reason?
Meanwhile, California may be lost. There is now registration of ammo sales. Under their Red Flag, anyone can denounce anyone else to the po-po. They’ve gone fascist.
But the battle for gun rights as seen on a U.S. map is a crazy quilt of advances, holding actions, and court battles.
The confiscatory intent of Red Flag laws is being thwarted by clogged court dockets. Where does it say that Red Flag warrant requests butt in at the head of the line? And Constitutionality challenges have not even begun yet (they need to; where are you, NRA/ILA?)
The `Trump Slump’ in gun/ammo sales is dying as the U.S. House gone mad demands confiscation down to toothpicks. The atmosphere of “Get ‘em while you can!” is rapidly returning. Cory Booker & the other House nutbags have reawakened the urgency of the Obama years among gun owners.
Venezuelans were disarmed because their guns were registered, ours are not & a 4473 is not proof of ownership. In some states 30 rd magazines must be turned in. Where’s the mountain of magazines outside the precinct house?
Not even the neofascist Il Duce Andrei von Cuomo has gone on TV to warn New Yorkers to turn in their AR-15s or face arrest.
To paraphrase Stalin, “How many divisions has Kim Kardashian and the Beautiful People?”