Slamfire - from the liberal perspective I believe you are absolutely correct but I feel the liberals already believe that gun owners are a hateful bunch. Have you ever noticed how they immediately turn to 'gun control' if there is one used in a hate crime. There are people who blame guns for everything.
Dan the Blather was one. If you can remember the two worst crimes of the late 1990s, the Oklahoma City bombing and the Simpson/Goldstein knife murders, ol liberal dan used those crimes as a forum to call for more gun control - go figger.
Those who are weak minded and afraid will always fear and hate those who are not so afflicted and they hate us even more when we joyfully go about enjoying the shooting sports or carry our sidearms for defense, which really rocks their world. The poor scared folks simply need to learn how to use and enjoy firearms and you will then see fewer of them and more of us. One of the best things that has happened within the past 15 years is the increase in the number of women and girls taking a self motivated interest in shooting.
It doesn't have to be all the 'cop shooting' style and 'try for a center hit', and 'weaver stance' and 'grip' and all that, it can get right on down to 'betcha can't hit that soda can out there 4 out of 5 times and if ya can the hamburgers are on me'. I really believe that adding women of all ages to our shooting sports membership is an credible bolster against liberal fanatacism. JMHO. Mikey.