Eh, you crayon eaters always have it out for us Army guys anyway, though Army Jerry would have been the logical choice for your ire, seeing as how he kicked this whole shit show off anyway.
Thing is, you aren't wrong. I don't think that your average AL Hide guy is more patriotic, or writes more letters, or is such a badass (despite all the chest thumping and dick measuring in this thread) that legislators see his "Molon Labe" bumper sticker and quake in fear and say oh shit, we better appease this motherfucker, he means it! I think your average Alabama Hide dude
does have it easier than the average CA Hide member. Much more conservative state, much less stacked against them at all levels of govt. So for the same amount of effort, the results in a state like AL are going to be more effective, and they have less way to go.
So far we have all used the same tools, haven't seen an armed revolt yet. Votes, legislation, grass roots activism are the tools we have and should be using right now. The future? I don't know. I do see this country becoming more polarized, the country is without a doubt becoming more liberal and urbanized, it's been going on for 75 years or more. That's the thing, the liberal left doesn't really have to do anything other than keep the pressure on, they are winning the culture wars at all levels. In a generation or two guys like you and me and most everyone here on the Hide are going to be a distant memory if we don't find a way to turn that around. And even though we like our guns, we probably won't accomplish that at the point of one.