Woman hiding with kids shoots intruder

[gejohnston]

24. I don't really fit in any of those

I don't think the 2A should become a privilege, nor do I seriously believe the the number of guns or ammo someone has on hand has anything to do with public safety.

I think members of the fourth group thinks that if they throw the "plastic Mattel gun" owners, mostly younger and more diverse owners aka Gun Culture 2.0, under the bus, the first group will quietly go away. It won't, because it is a culture war that has nothing to do with public safety. Illinois' latest attempt is the perfect example. Banning many traditional rifles and pistols, stricter regulations on ranges has nothing to do with public safety or crime. California defining Olympic target pistols like the Walther GSP as an "assault weapon" either.

It is also a generational thing. Some people my generation and older hates my son's taste in music and guns. The Fudds don't like plastic furniture anymore than they like tattoos or music by the Gothcicles.

Actually, extreme prohibitionists outnumber the "no restrictions at all". The latter is non existent. Or at least, I have never seen anyone advocating repealing NFA, age limits, or even parts of the Gun Control Act, that the NRA supported.