Geeze canvasback - it's a hobby! Someone willing to die for their guns is a strong argument FOR gun control. You aren't helping our image.
I'd say you don't get it.
It isn't the guns so much as what removing them signifies. The absence of property rights, the loss of freedom, the intrusion of the state into all aspects of our lives. The lack of personal responsibility or the acceptance of consequence for one's actions. You've lived an easy life, comparatively to every single other person who ever lived in the history of the world and you have no idea how it came about.
It's a sad state of affairs that our country is dominated by people who think like you. Because very shortly, you will be told what to think and there will be unpleasant consequences if you don't. PC is just the start.
I'd say you aren't helping our image by not knowing what is important in life and how dictatorial and oppressive government comes about.
LOL, Rob, I don't know how you did it but when I quote your post, it says I'm quoting me.