Yes. It does include all of the above. The mindset today is militant. Intimidate, dominate and control. I, as I have said before, blame the "good cops" for not policing the bad. Used to, I would (and have) stopped to aid police officers. Not anymore. You can get your a$$ whooped or worse on the side of the road. I could not care less.
Also, I could not care less what the "anti's" claim. You see, the 2A is anti government. It is a 4th branch of government, straight to the people. So that we may overthrow a bad government, sounds pretty anti government to me. If an anti wants to think me a militia type, go for it. I am really past caring about how an anti thinks.
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Well, I guess we'll just chalk this one up to a case of "agree to disagree", because I no more blame the good cops for the behavior of bad cops than I do any other field or occupation. Blaming all law enforcement officers for the bahavior of thr boorish is like blaming me because of the behavior of an amublance chaser suing anyone for any reason.
And, I do agree with you that I don't care what anti's think, but I seriously do care what theaverage person thinks. If we give ammunition to the anti's, that may sway more people to their side, and expand reasonable restrictions. Heck, for that matter, if the SCOTUS rules that the 2A is an individual right, I can see the anti's start rallying the troops for a constitutional convention/amendment to eliminate the 2A, calling it an outdated throwback to a time whan there were no police to keep you safe, etc., etc. But that's way off topic here.
Another thought...with many of the posts I see around here talking about how bad the police are, and how they abuse their power, etc., do we wonder why some might develop an us against them attitude? I see it here in court all the time, where parents are teaching kids that cops are people to be avoided, that they are nothing but trouble, etc. I've been to parties with cop friends, and as soon as anyone learns of their occupation, it's like they have the plague. People stop talking to them, stand off, like they are afraid that anything they say is going to result in them being investigated or charged. It's a two way street.