Being accused of being a Southern Oregonian is a handle I'd wear proudly. "Survivalist" implies a life-style I'm not familiar with personally.
             President Kennedy was assassinated--if we are to believe the tabloids--with a rifle of World War I technology. In fact, I would think Oswald's rifle would fit the description of "the weapon of choice" for would-be political assassins, a bolt action rifle with modern optics, accurate to a 1,000 meters. Advancements in optics would have much more to do with a completed mission than the rifle itself, in my opinion.
             Probably the most discouraging thing about the people who want to ban guns is their unwillingness to familiarize themselves with the subject of which they are suppose to be talking. It's no different than the self-imposed ingorance of the pro-gun lobby suporters on the other side.