Right now it appears that the liberals and anti-gun people are in the majority. Why inflame anyone when it really isn’t necessary or does any real good?
It doesn’t take much to inflame a libera. I’m sure we are inflaming a lot of liberals right now by exercising our 1st ammendment rights and posting on this forum for all the world to see.
Perhaps, but if so, it only appears that way because gun owners have been silent and civilized about the thing. We are not in a minority on the issue, as is evidenced every time this issue comes up on the ballot as well as by recent polls concerning gun control. Gun control proponents have always been in the minority; a noisy, well-organize minority, yes, and now with media help they can appear as a majority.
I used to be against this sort of behavior because I felt that the reality of gun ownership by calm, normal people was the image that was important to present. I believe now that it is important to present an outraged image for precisely the reason you articulated above: we look like we're a quiet, cooperative minority. We need to be loud, passionate, in-your-face because that's the coin of the political realm at the moment. Not irresponsible or reckless, but I'm thinking anger is no longer out of bounds. IMHO, of course.
“Right now it appears that the liberals and anti-gun people are in the majority. Why inflame anyone when it really isn’t necessary or does any real good?”
You’ll find the answer in your own question. It was formerly the law for every militia age and physically able male to keep and bear firearms. The U.S. Government even spent taxpayer funds to buy the firearms for the men who could not affford to purchase them. Then the militia was disarmed and discouraged from owning firearms, and you wonder why there are so many people who fear firearms and support their banning.