Perhaps they are, but it's a symptom of a citizenry FED up.
The executive branch is legislating by regulation. NO representation, just mandates. The Federal government overnight could deny you of your property rights, seize your home, freeze your bank accounts...totally bring ruin on you without a single law/policy negotiated constitutionally in congress.
I feel it is their belief that they are standing up to an out of control government. Right or wrong, they appear to be pushing back.
Remember the minuteman project down South on the border? It was George Bush who labeled a bunch of older folks attempting to aid the border patrol by lending extra eyes...vigilantes. It was GB who allowed border patrol agents to languish in jail before commuting their sentence...not pardoning. Waco, Ruby Ridge, Elian Gonzales?
You’re right. But timing, messaging and using the right event are as critical, even more critical in my opinion, than any action taken.
How many people know and remember the name “Claudette Colvin” for instance? As opposed to “Rosa Parks”?
The Left constantly outmaneuvers Conservatives because they are better at tamping down their emotions, planning, and quietly waiting for the right opportunity to act.
These yahoos are undermining the cause of not just 2A, but also other Constitutional rights. And while they may think they have this all planned out, it’s nothing compared to what the Left has done planning, and waiting, for an event just like this.
“It was GB who allowed border patrol agents to languish in jail before commuting their sentence...not pardoning. Waco, Ruby Ridge, Elian Gonzales?”
Waco, Ruby Ridge and the Elian Gonzales fiasco all happened under Clinton. The way that is written could give someone the impression that it happened under Bush.