I'll take your kindly offered slack. Although I hunt a bit, I'm much more into the handgun sports. The 2A isn't about hunting deer with your trusty double barrel.
You can trace the rise of the neo-expletives to the abandonment of the DP by conservatives, classic liberals, and freedom lovers during the 80's and 90's. That left a power vacuum. And guess who rushed in to fill it?
Bad strategic move in the long run.
This of course, raises the question of why you stayed. But seeing that Zell still has a D after his job title, such a critter can exist... but you should have Endagered Species status.
We have lots of good shooting threads here. You won't find that at DU. If you decide to stay, be sure to fill in your profile page.