I'm as encouraged as anyone when I see young kids at the range but I suspect that gun ownership is going to die by attrition in many states. Yeah, I know 50 different members will post up that they took their six year old to the range this afternoon to refute that assertion but I see precious few people lacking gray hair at the range and if a person isn't raised around guns it takes a lot more luck/effort/interest to get into it than for those who consider Hoppe's one of the memorable scents of their youth.

For the past 20+ years I've been reading on various gun forums how "the courts are our only hope". If past judicial performance is any indication, that's a pie-in-sky hope. I did the email/call/etc thing, that was/is useless when the votes are already bought & paid for before the issue is brought before the public.

Buy that grail gun you always wanted and enjoy shooting it....and depending on the particular item, maybe get it a little sooner than might be comfortable for your wallet.