The Annoyed Man wrote: THAT is the effect that these OC long gun demonstrations have on even people who might be erstwhile friends of the 2nd amendment. When I asked him at church today what his major objection was, he said "It's just too much "in your face", and I don't like it."
You could argue that his fear is irrational, but that is actually irrelevant because he is a college educated conservative who votes, and he would support passage of a law which does exactly the opposite of what the demonstrators intended. It alienated him. And that is somebody who is an erstwhile lukewarm ally, and at worst neutral. Imagine someone who is lukewarm against, or an outright enemy of the 2nd amendment.
Baby steps. It is the only rational way. These in your face protestors are going to destroy the movement.
As I said "don't scare the people"