Gun restrictions have been a long term problem, but it has not moved only toward more restrictions. The peak of infringements on the Second Amendment was in 1993-94.
We now have the Heller and McDonald rulings, Shall issue in 41 states, may issue in 8 states and Constitutional carry in 7 States with more coming.
The big problem is not Urbanization, but control of the media, universities, and schools by “progressives” who want to stamp out the gun culture.
The long term solution is education and development of a robust gun culture, which we have been doing.
Opposition to more infringements just topped 50% for the first time since records have been kept in the late 50s.
We are winning. Are biggest problem are fraudulent sales pitches claiming one thing, while pushing for another, primarily registration initiatives disquised as “Universal Background Checks”.
We can win if the public is educated, but the media, universities, and schools are against us.
“Are biggest” should be “Our biggest”
No coffee yet!
I agree. Those who believe in our natural right to keep and bear arms have to infiltrate the media, the universities, and the schools. When in their classrooms, we have to be strong in our beliefs, and we have to know intellectually and not just emotionally why the right to self defense is of preeminent importance, because they will try to indoctrinate and mislead us. However, we can easily get the journalism degrees, the doctorates, and the teaching credentials. If we parrot back what the establishment wants to hear, we can get better grades and better credentials than those who genuinely believe without thinking.
Homeschooling is a good thing for educating our own children, but homeschooling just a fraction of our children is not enough for our side to regain ground against the propaganda hitting the rest of the children. Independent and alternative media are nice, but they don't reach the low-information voters who take whatever comes on between Wheel of Fortune and their network TV series.
We have to take the battle to their turf by invading. We can cross those unprotected borders at will and shape the narrative back toward rationality and freedom.
Note: I retired from polling three years ago (not age, just frustration with the world where I used to work). This year, I successfully started a new career on the other side's turf, and I believe I am making a difference in how the next generation will see freedom.
Key sentence. I try to point that out in every news article comment on Bloomberg's push for that fraud. As you say, it is an uphill battle.