Adapting to the "present", among other things, means working for reasonable laws and regulations within our existing Constitutonal framework, which, all things considered, is pretty good. Reviewing this thread, I seem to hear a lot of "politician bashing - stupid, inept, etc." Well, the cure for than lies at the ballot box, and/or in the judicial system. Over time, this country has been a pendulum with respect to citizen's rights and concerned people have always been the ones to carry the ball. But members of this forum probably don't need to be told this. All I know is that the coming elections will see a new high in political activity for me, although I would much rather be out rambling around in the woods with whatever I want to carry.