Gun Control Reform Activism

lie that says that they (and many of DU's Gungeoneers) speak for ALL 80 million American Gun owners. They do not. Most American gun owners support more stringent gun control measures, and agree that the "gun culture" espoused by the NRA and its supporters is the main reason for this country's gun violence problem. Current gun laws enacted by corrupt NRA-purchased politicians in many parts of the country enable and directly contribute to the highest gun death rate in the Western World.

The opposition to gun nuts that you see in this Group is aimed at the "cold dead hands" contingent of NRA apologists who sincerely believe that the Second Amendment gives them carte blanche to own as many guns as they want, of any type, and carry them anywhere they choose. This is the "my gun rights trump your right to life" crowd, and they proliferate on many Internet discussion boards such as DU. They are neither Democrats, nor Liberals, but are rather right-wing Libertarian-leaning Paulites.

Just to recap: owning a firearm does not make one a "gun nut." Owning an arsenal of firearms, obsessing about them on the Internet, and carrying them in public "just in case," is one definition of a gun nut.