The Next 'Redneck Rebellion'?

I was at a "visibility" focused on the minimum wage and other economic issues and in the course of conversing with one of the participants, the group in Harrisburg that is part of the "Black Lives Matter" movement came up.  I mentioned how I felt that this group "dropped the ball" a bit by not doing a visibility or action at the 2nd annual, National Rifle Association sponsored, outdoors show.  The other participant mentioned safety concerns that could have stemmed from that. 

That inability to see the consequences of an action or decision by the part of the NRA was demonstrated again in their successful efforts to force the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to shelf a proposal to ban ammunition that could penetrate body armor.

I understand that their opposition is likely based on both the groups absolutist interpretation of the 2nd Amendment and their close ties to manufacturers.  But I also see this as fitting into the "Insurrectionist" mentality of many of the group's members.

The argument could be made, "Criminals may have body armor too."  Perhaps, but the odds of that happening are small.  Few burglars or even street thugs will likely have armor, a mass shooter maybe.
I think this has more to do with readying to fight law enforcement or the American military in the revolution that many NRA members seem to think is likely, if not necessary.  As many members see America becoming more diverse and urban, they see the political power, especially at a national level, threatened.  They can win victories at the state and local level, and for now can hold their ground at the Federal level.  But they may know that at some point, that may shift.

If only they would at the history of these insurgencies.  The Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War were both cases where rural folks took on the United States and lost.  Do these "Redneck Taliban" think they'll have different results.

Of course these are folks whose reality is shaped by first person shooter games and the rest of the "culture of violence".