I for one am tired of us Private Citizens "compromising" away our legal rights. Enough already! The only way that the government can make more laws for gun control is when we let them. The citizens still control the government. (Or at least we are supposed to!)
Within the US population are groups that are against gun ownership (Handgun Control, INC.) and against hunting (PETA). What will happen to hunters/gun owners when these two groups realize that they have the same ultimate goals. Will we have the numbers to stand up to them at that point?
A suggestion made on a radio talk show was that "...hunters could go to designated hunting areas, check out a gun for hunting, and return it before the curfew time. That would be more safe..." Maybe there would be several of every kind of shotgun so that we could all shoot what we liked, and we could return them dirty, and rent a dog too... Come on!!! No sniveling anti ANYBODY will tell me that I can't own and do what I want! Unless they have lobbied to get the law on their side. Then I either give up and go home, or continue and risk jail, or worse.
Fear will drive people to do a lot of things that they normally do not do. Think about this: If you register your name and serial number of the guns that you (currently) own, that goes on record somewhere. What will keep LOE's from finding that list if the gov. finally outlaws guns altogether? THAT is a real fear! That should send a chill down all of our spines, and get us doing something about it. Without private gun ownership, hunting will shrivel and be phased out. At that point, both the gun control and anti hunting groups will have beaten us!
Are we going to wait to react to this situation, or do we need to act before it happens. A pro-active attitude may save us from trying to explain our beliefs while being handcuffed in our homes. The Second Amendment doesn't stand by itself. If we believe in it, and want to keep it intact, we need to stand up for it. The NRA is sometimes criticized for being too strong in their ideas. Well, that's probably right. Can a fight be won by having a weaker stand than the opposition? Not often. If gun owners are the minority, and population wise we may be, then we must be louder and more vocal of our beliefs to preserve our rights. A unified voice will have a greater impact than any number of individuals. Lets ensure that we can keep our guns before we pick apart the groups that are helping to save them.