[DeFault User]

Several years ago I was called up for jury duty. Going through jury selection for an extremely heinous kidnapping/murder trial, the prospective jurors were questioned extensively by the defense counsel about firearms, whether they owned any, their experience with shooting, etc. I was shocked that perhaps 50% of the prospective jurors didn’t own a firearm, had never held or shot a gun. Many expressed a deep, virtually neurotic fear of guns.

That appears to be an increasing phenomenon among the general public, which is under constant barrage by the media and the educational system, convincing them that guns (and apparently anything that looks like a gun) is evil.

[bgill]

I was shocked that perhaps 50% of the prospective jurors didn’t own a firearm, had never held or shot a gun. Many expressed a deep, virtually neurotic fear of guns.

Or they didn't want their names on a terrorist list.