I think most people are very afraid of all things violent and having been conditioned by the media; movies, TV, News Shows and press, automatically equate a firearm with ALL THINGS VIOLENT.
Those who have never actually held or shot a firearm exhibit this fear as their ignorance and inexperience equals, in their mind, automatic defeat (thus belittlement) to those who own, practice and have studied this particular martial art.
But what do I know? I just like to read and learn about them, shoot my guns, my friend's guns, and share the knowledge with anybody who'll teach me or be taught. I grew up around them. They are part of me, part of what I really like and know and I want to learn and experience more. I thought every American boy wanted to be a Minuteman or ride with Paul Revere. I thought Freedom was a good thing and owning and mastering one of the tools that brought it about was fine and proper and one of A Responsible American's pre-ordained rights.
Who knew it freaked out Mrs Brown next door or the State Assemblyman in good old capitol city? Must I care? Sadly, yes.
We MUST now care about that. Nervous Nellie Brown's make phone calls to the po-po (He Has A GUN!), pass laws and oftentimes look down their noses at us as our betters, since we apparently enjoy the study of, and must worship, violence, power and accuracy; much to their perceived detriment.
So are most people inherently anti-gun? Most are inherently Firearm ignorant... and proud of it, I guess. More Urban than Rural, and that's the majority.
Can they be taught? Yes. If started young before the negative brainwashing takes hold. If they can believe that they are capable of being A Responsible American, who knows... they might just become one.
So I preach to the young.
For the Children