We in Aust, I believe were to laid back for our own good. We are still unaware that we are the frog that is being boiled slowly. For those who do not know what this means: Put a frog in a pot full of water. Heat it slowly and he frog becomes used to the gradually increasing heat. By the time it realizes that it needs to get out, it's energy has been sapped and it can not jump out so it boiled alive.

I see this happening in most western countries. So far the US seems to be the only one fighting this and I put it down to their founding fathers having the foresight to see this when they draughted and enshrined their Constitution and its Amendments.

"Truth be told, guns are more alive and well now in MOST states than I believe it was 20 years ago.."

Ripp I put that down to people waking up and realizing where things are going, so standing up for their rights and backing the 2nd Amendment.