Florida has started Confication..Good!

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Cory, Montana, et al...

Please recall that Stan has an abundance of time on his hands, due to his present (and foreseeable) circumstances.

Is that relevant?

His tag line belies his growing cynicism, from which a large number of his posts originate.

Not cynicism. Realism.

He has gone well beyond playing the role of "Devil's advocate".

Um, I've never played Devil's advocate.

You would all be well advised to consider that, unless and until, you can establish a common frame of reference, further discussion will continue to be circular in nature. It should be clear to all that there are vastly different world-views in play.

Yup. For one, idealism versus realism. For another, what some here believe the Founders meant versus what the author of the Second Amendment actually wrote.