I "cherry pick" items relevant to the topic of the thread. If extreme environmentalism were the subject, examples of that would be in order... just to clarify what we must be aware of and eventually deal with.

I was against Carrie Nation busting up saloons, against the Ku Klux Klan, against the extreme rabid 'feminists' in the 70s, against 'tree huggers' trying to totally stop logging.... and now I am concerned about those who brandish guns against those who would regulate guns.

I try to be a reasonable, moderate, pragmatic guy who at least SEES all sides of a question, even when I end up on one side. My basic goal is making sense....and I do NOT decide too early what I consider sensible.

I used to 'tend' toward getting rid of guns... but that now seems both unreasonable and impracticable. I may change my stance again as things develop. Meanwhile, obvious 'rotten cherries' will be noted and picked.