Originally Posted by Orion/CO

Like it or not, hunters and firearms owners are a minority within the overall population. Add that to a bipartisan political system which dictates the current flavor of legislative actions brings us to where we are today. As has already been mentioned, this is just another whack in the chipping away of our way life. We have already lost our spring bear hunt and use of leg-hold traps through the popular vote process. And now the current legislature is taking away the ability for us to purchase "high capacity magazines" and the ability for us to conduct our own sale of firearms to other individuals through a private transaction. Unfortunately, the majority of the general public (who does not hunt or own firearms) sees these measures as being "good" for society, and if these issues were to have come to a popular vote would have most likely had the same outcome. What's next? I think a restriction on lead bullets is slowly coming to a head (leading the way in California of course). A revival of the nation-wide "assualt weapon" ban is currently being shot down, but once the political winds switch to a different direction, it could easily raise it's ugly head. I do not forsee the registration of all firearms or the outright submission and destruction of firearms (thank God for the 2nd Amendment, which the lack thereof caused those things to happen in the UK and Australia), but once again who knows what lays ahead in the world of politics, and just like everything else, it only takes one *** to *** it up for rest of us (e.g., Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook...). The bottom line, in my opinion, is to stay active and keep getting your voice heard. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, so even though bipartisan politics may have the upper hand right now, eventually the tides will turn and hopefully we will see these vague and "knee-jerk" laws overturned.. or at least brought back to common sense.