You see and hear about them all the time.  They have nicknames like gun nuts, weapons collectors, firearms hobbyists.  The ones passionately proclaiming their willingness to kill anyone who attempts to take their guns away.  The National Rifle Association claims to have 4.5 million members, and even that number is in dispute.  And their desires count for more than the majority of Americans, numbered at well over 308 million in 2010.  Think about it for a moment.  This is a fact, one confirmed for us every time a massacre of gun violence moves the nation to even consider stronger regulation of firearms.

Let us examine the gun enthusiast for a moment.  We really should, since this small contingent of the United States population is loudly and vociferously holding back the overwhelming majority’s will on the issues of regulation of firearms in this country.  We know they love the some of the Constitution, but are especially fond of the Second Amendment.  Continue reading →