Heller Vs. D.C. 4 years later.

[Scout26]

Once again Illinois was the cause of "change".  In this case the 17th Amendment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-loerzel/when-another-senate-seat_b_155649.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lorimer_%28politician%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._White

[Scout26]

And yet our steps seem to be much smaller than theirs.

Really?!?!?  It took "them" from 1934 to 1968 to 1994 (NFA to GCA to AWB) to get as far as they got.

Then look at RTC for example.

http://www.gun-nuttery.com/rtc.php

Also restrictions have been rolling back in almost every state.       I'd say we're taking giant steps in the fight against the Anti's.  Look what we've won simply in the last four years.

[MicroBalrog]

Let's see what they accomplished:

1934: Massive step. Establishes gun licensing (under the premise of a "tax stamp"). in the US. Restricts machineguns, SBRs/SBS, silencers.

1968: Restricts everything over 0.5 inch (shotguns exist only by exemptions granted by DoT), restricts imports, restricts pistol sales, restricts ammo sales, restricts registering NFA weapons which are not new.

1986: Rolls back ammo sale restriction, supposed lawful-transit protections (this is ignored by several states). Bans machineguns.

1989: Import bans by executive order. These have never been rolled back.

1994: Assault weapon ban (ends in 2004 by Congressional inaction).

They've advanced by several massive steps.

[seeker_two]

The main problem is that both the pro-NRA types and the anti-2A types define "compromise" the same way.....give the anti's something and the pro's get nothing. SAF has started changing that trend....despite the NRA's obstructions. The future of RKBA is in the SAF and pro-2A state organizations (except the Texas State Rifle Association....don't get me started there..... )......

Small strides....but strides finally headed the right direction....