I never expected Doug Dean and the CSSA leadership to respond to the article as they did. As I've told others, I don't mind a heated debate, so long as light shines upon the issues. The vitriol I got from the CSSA leadership was quite unexpected, and, I might add, quite pointless. My criticisms were especially warranted precisely because Dean claims to support liberty. We expect many politicians to sell out civil rights to the anti-gun lobby.
Some politicians boast that they can root out civil rights faster than anybody else.
There's really no hope for these people, so far as gun rights advocates are concerned. Indeed, we would view a compromise as a step in the right direction, for such politicians. But if we expect a politician to do the right thing, and they run for office on the premise that they'll defend liberty, then eager compromises to the anti-gun lobby are simply unacceptable. Dean deserved criticism for his recent comments, precisely because he should know and do better. Rather, they resorted to stiff-arm tactics designed to bend me into compliance.