The children of the Beast are busy trying to drive their political agenda, on both the State and Federal level. We have argued that Believers need to create a sanctuary that will be safe from the Beast on the day of his final ascension. If there is not a place safe from the Beast and his mark, then Believers will face tremendous persecution when they refuse to take the mark.
One article reports on how some States are fighting the Federal government on gun restrictions —
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/03/us-usa-kansas-guns-idUSBRE94202H20130503. Believers must fight against policies that will lead America to fall under the dominion of the Beast. We do not know who the Beast is, however, we do not need to know because we do know what his final goals are — they are described in the prophecies of Revelations.
Believers are commanded by Christ to love their neighbors as He loves us. How better to demonstrate that love than to create a sanctuary that will be safe from the coming Beast.