Chip, whatever he's conflating, the fact is that we can expect that when the La Raza/NBP/KKK/Al Queda/Aryan Nation types start walking around downtown Indianapolis, visibly and lawfully armed, JQ Public is going to soil his skivvies and demand government action to keep him from being scared, rather than arming himself in his own defense.
It is not right, and the conflation of which you spoke is indeed in operation, but trying to explain that to JQ Public is going to be harder than trying to nail jello to a tree while herding cats. They'll be scared, and not willing to listen to reason. Imagine the old cartoon housewife, standing on top of the kitchen table with her skirts gathered at mid-thigh, stamping her feet because there's a mouse on the floor. She is hysterical, and all the effort in the world to tell her the mouse is harmless and more scared of her is going to fall on deaf ears. That's why the antis gained as much ground as they did: They capitalized on people's fears.
The question is, what are we going to do about it?
Blessings,
Bill
