I used to belong to a forum called WAGuns.org I joined mainly to gather support for the silencer use bill in Washington State. I did stuff like make an educational video on silencers and mailed a dvd to every democrat in Olympia. I lobbied my district Senator and Representatives; convinced them to co-sponsor the silencer bill. I collected crime data to prove that registered silencers were not associated with any crime. I convinced CeaseFire WA (they are an anti-gun group)to take a neutral stance. I got WACOPS to support the bill and WASPC to take a neutral stance on the bill I drove people to Olympia to speak in committee to show support for the bill. The bill passed mostly due to the efforts of the Democrat (Blue dogs) sponsors. I got my local gun club to sponsor a silencer shoot that was free and open to the public, several dealers showed up with suppressed firearms and ammo for the public to use at no cost.
Sounds nice, right? But as soon as I criticized Trump for his anti-gun ways, I was scum. I was eventually banned. The forum choose Trump over the RKBA. That is the way it is with some gun owners.
Ever heard of the Leopards Eating People's Faces party?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Leopards ... aces_Party Some people (including me) thought that with the GOP controlling the House and Senate and Trump in the White House, things would be good, things would change. Silencer deregulation, CCW reciprocity, and maybe, just maybe, no Hughes Amendment of the FOPA. But none of that happened. Instead we got a gun grab and and Trump pushing for gun confiscation without due process and a suggestion that the age to buy certain guns be raised from 18 to 21.
The Leopard was eating our faces.
My gun collection has killed at least five fewer people than the Kennedy clan has with automobiles, airplanes and golf clubs.