I tend to think that people literally forget their history and what action was taken as a Revolution to establish the 2A (and the other original amendments). Patriots fought and died for that piece of parchment- they gave “everything” - that is what free-minded people do - you have to be willing to give everything - the rest is just noise.
In turn, I could see the fighters/ soldiers of our Revolution standing in a firing line and yelling, “Hey you British soldiers, I’ll bet you didn’t know that we are all members of the NRA!” - then the British Army would surely reply in shaking boots, “OMG! Hell then! We surrender! History tells us in dramatic fashion that freedom costs just a wee bit more than paying dues and talking tough.