I think the zenith of America has already been reached.
Unfortunately likely true, unless a total collapse comes from bad policies that cannot be funded indefinitely and we rise from the ashes. Free everything just doesn't work. Bad news is it takes a very long time to collapse, or should I say implode, and most of us won't see it, perhaps not our children, they'll just have to live through the downfall of a free America where we slowly drag everybody down to the lowest common denominator.
Then when we have run all the money out of of the USA and we cannot print money anymore, we'll just collapse when the dollar collapses. Everyone will be equally poor, oh what a wonderful world. Well, except our elite politicians who think they are better than the common folk they rule. And a few truly rich people they have allowed to stay rich because they need them.
All one has to do is look at countries around the world and history its self. The policies of open borders, no guns, free everything, will destroy any country, even one as great as the USA.
Think there are not poor people in Russia etc? Even with so much "free" stuff like education or health care etc, do you think they have a better standard of living than people here who work no matter what level of job? Don't fool your self. What makes a country great is the middle class, government cannot (Will not) do it. Sure, that leaves some people to have less, but those people will always be there, no matter what type of government we have. What they will have however, in a country of riches brought about by the freedom to make money and keep most of it, will be a greater standard of living than most people in countries where freedoms are limited, guns are outlawed or strictly controlled, and the ability/climate for a great middle class is non existent.
And I am tired of the people who say they are tired of people bashing Socialism and bringing it up as if it isn't an issue when so many of our politicians are now openly Socialist, not hiding it anymore. They are some of the ones at the head of the anti gun movement. Just like the I want to take all of your guns crowd, the Socialist crowd is getting bolder and more open about what they want and what type of legislation they will vote for.
Hillary: Ran on hate and wanted all of you guns. She lost, think they didn't notice?
Bernie: Ran/will run on free stuff, not shy about his anti gun stance.
Warren: Running on free stuff, not shy about her anti gun stance.
Others will follow suit.
No guns, free everything divided up by the government, healthcare controlled by the government, whether everyone gets it with the government deciding who pays what for the same coverage, or they just do it with different tax rates, is Socialism, pure and simple.
You cannot trust people with power, much less freaking politicians, as power corrupts, and is why the founding fathers wanted limited government and the right to bear arms. We should have had term limits on all politicians. They screwed up on that one.
We are losing both limited government and the right to bear arms in a big hurry.
UBCs don't have to happen, get your arguments ready and fight. If we lose that one, get ready for the next fight (And part of fighting can be trying to add things to the legislation the antis choke on, etc, but fight), as there will always be the next one, until we get rid of most of the antis in government, or we lose all gun rights.
And for those who think UBCs are a good idea, fine, vote for them, support politicians who want them, but don't come crying to me when the antis want the next thing you don't like.
And for those who bash the NRA and call them "right wing" "republican arm", etc, just remember, they support Democrats who are pro gun, so give them some to support. Simple as pie. Is the NRA perfect? far from it, but we can work on that as well. Life is a fight, get some.