When I was young gun owners were responsible, evidently that was a long time ago

[Kaleva]

53. Quote the posts I made here about gun control. Are they similar to yours?

The stronger a person feels about a situation or issue, the more effort they are going to put forth in addressing it and the greater the risk they are willing to assume. MLK, Gandhi, Malcom X, John Lewis and others were willing to risk everything fighting for what they believed was right. At the other end of the spectrum, people who think an issue or situation is of little importance will do nothing in response to it.

Most people are somewhere between the two points. A person concerned about gun control may call or email representatives, write letters to Editors, donate time and money to gun control organizations, peacefully protest outside a shooting range or gun shop and such. They don't spend much time talking tough on an internet discussion board because they're busy actually doing things to further their cause.

Often, a person's rhetoric suggests they believe themselves to be a crusader but their total lack of action places them at the opposite end of the spectrum. Talk doesn't mean much when there is no action.

IMHO, you'd be more convincing here if you matched your rhetoric to level of action you yourself are taking on this particular issue.