Burlington voters opt to give up gun rights, gut state preemption

Gun owners nationwide should not dismiss this as a purely local matter -- the tactics involved, using a "home rule" facade to establish a patchwork quilt of impossible to comply with restrictions, is one that gun-banners attempt wherever they can. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a symbolic loss for freedom.  It symbolizes collectivist willingness to play the long game and take their incremental gains where they can. It symbolizes the first steps on the road to totalitarianism.