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"Statistics tell us there are approximately 88 million of us gun owners in this country. Unfortunately, only half of that number might qualify as gun zealots. "

This sentence from the Conclusion of this piece is way wrong. Half? Not nearly. Maybe 2%. Certainly less than 5%. There's the rub, for sure.

It's a mark of zealotry that one believes that they are in some sort of majority position. Nothing could be further from the truth.

One-issue RKBA voters, like the Libertarians, do not make up a large enough group to have any real influence. Sorry to say this, but you can see it clearly in Bush's restatement of his support for the continuation of the AW ban.

Influence _can_ be had, but it will come at the expense of a single-issue litmus test position. Those who have RKBA as their only issue, like the Libertarians, are doomed to be marginalized in election after election.

Another approach is needed.