"... screeching at suggestion of regulations on criminal's gun purchases." Find me one person on this board who this description fits. Just one.
Don't ask don't tell works for the military, it can work for you at your job. As a matter of fact, that's the way things worked for as long as I can remember, and it makes no difference as to your sexual preferences, religion, ethnicity, political party, or type of car you drive. It gets to be a problem when homosexuals (or any other "group") get in everyone's face and demand not only tolerance, but acceptance.
Don't ask don't tell works for the military, it can work for you at your job.I like that I think it will work!!
I don't want to sound too much like sour grapes here but I've had two jobs terminated because I'm a flaming FAMILY MAN and I've worked for gay bosses. In social situations I would talk about kids, schools and family gatherings this made these guys very uncomfortable - they wanted to talk about cruising - which made me uncomfortable. My first boss got very annoyed with my normal "life-style" and as soon as I realized what I was doing I stopped but it was too late.
I don't think I have any discrimination case because what grounds do I have and personality clashes happen all the time. So unless Dallas wants to make a law protecting me I'm not inclined to think anyone else needs any protection.