Reply #5: With almost 80 million private owners...

[Caliman73]

I think it is safe to say that many Americans know someone who owns a firearm and so has the experience that not everyone who owns a firearm and supports the 2nd amendment is a right wing freak. Publications like the American Gun Culture Report show a liberal and left wing perspective to gun ownership. Unfortunately those types of publications are not mainstream and do not cater to the commercial aspect of ownership so they are not visible. Also unfortunate is that the way to show that there are normal people who own firearms is to do so quietly and inconspicuously. To people who have the view that people who own guns are all crazies, these gun shows and machine gun shoots are out there in their faces, while the majority of responsible owners are not blowing stuff up. The media will never show people who own guns in a neutral light because that is not sensational and does not sell airtime. We just have to continue to be responsible owners who stand up for the right in a rational way instead of reverting to the stupid tactics of the right.