The postings by stage2 and wildalaska so far, seem to be primarily intended to shut the thread down with their inflammatory rhetoric, rather than present any kind of logical argument. Indeed stage2 declared this intent in post #31. In light of this, if moderator action is required, hopefully it will be selective rather than general.
Picking through the invective, their underlying assertions are (please correct if I've misstated):
1. We must scrupulously follow all the (dumb?) laws.
2. Shut up about it. Don't talk about the perceived loss of liberty, injustice, and financial waste associated with these measures primarily because it might "look bad", or be misrepresented by the gun-grabbers. Your response shall be limited to working within the legislative process, writing letters and making phone calls.
Notice that at the same time, they completely gloss over any intelligent discussion of active response to bad legislation, say, in the realm of civil disobedience/non compliance. Notice no response whatsoever to the Canadian example presented?
We should be asking why these members actively join the gun grabbers in misrepresenting those who would disagree with bad gun laws. By pushing all discussion to absurdities. What possible positive intent can we infer from wildalaska's advice:
so isnt it time for you to march on the Courthouse in your area carrying a Thompson whilst screeching your right to own a full auto weapon without the permission of the State?
Its apparent that some people are so heavily invested in the system, that they resent any disagreement; take pleasure in belittling those who honestly express their discord.
How about some positive suggestions?
stage2 humbly posted:
My contributions to the constitution are far more weighty than the empty cheers of hundreds of "internet soldiers". It is the poorly uninformed or the weakminded that mistakes subtlety and tactics for a lack of zealous support for 2nd amendmend rights.
Please share your weighty contribution with your weak minded brethren? We want to learn...