In recent weeks, we’ve spoken of the plague of Second Amendment activists who believe that by putting all of our effort into Constitutional Carry – making all state gun laws equal to Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming, Arizona and Kansas – we’ll solve all our problems.<\/p>\n
Note: \u00a0this works only in thoroughly libertarian-conservative states like Kansas, Alaska, Wyoming and Arizona, or places with ornery shooting traditions like Vermont.<\/p>\n
How counterproductive would it be in a more purplish state, like Minnesota?<\/p>\n
Well, in Minnesota, the Human Rights movement focused mostly on passing practical, attainable legislation (like the Omnibus Public Safety bill<\/a>, which needs your support).<\/p>\n How about Colorado? \u00a0Formerly a red state, now pretty much sickly purple and likely to keep sliding, the legislative movement to repeal the post-Sandy-hook magazine restrictions (Coloradans are limited to 15 rounds) faced an uphill battle at best.<\/p>\n Enter “Rocky Mountain Gun Owners” – affiliates of the same “National Association of Gun Rights<\/a>” that is also the parent for the controversial<\/a> “Minnesota Gun Rights”, as well as similar groups in Iowa<\/a>, Mississippi and Kansas. \u00a0 RMGO joined with the anti-gun Bloombergers in opposing a public safety omnibus bill that would have repealed the magazine ban.<\/p>\n How did that work?<\/p>\n