Question: Liberals and Guns

[Union Thug]

A couple of things: When did liberals become pigeonholed as anti-gun? My grandfather was a very liberal labor leader, my father is extremely liberal (actually, leans towards socialist) and I am definately way to the left of Liberal, and we all own(ed) firearms. My father's friends were part of the radical labor movement here in the Seattle area (anyone remember Maloney and Mahoney?), they were gun owners as well. Of all my liberal friends, not one of them is opposed to responsible gun ownership.

So, is my liberal world an anamoly, or is the anti-gun label part of the conservative world's masterful ability to pigeon-hole their opponents?

Just curious.