Right but our supply of ammunition is anything they don't like. For many it's the firearm itself whether that's a 20mm electric Gatling gun or a 16th century flintlock. Most others seem to have a picture of a retired man in a orange vest and a double barrel shotgun over his shoulder as what the 2A should be.
As you said "Saturday night Special". So by making small revolvers we're giving ammo. By making larger capacity mags we're giving ammo. Anything the gun community comes up with is potential "ammo" for the anti gunners.
Arik, I don't think you understand the point I'm trying to make...or maybe I'm not expressing myself very well. Let me try to explain my position and my concern...
The problem for us isn't hardcore anti-gunners. They are what they are, and they will NEVER concede any point to us. You're absolutely correct...they will go after anything they don't like, and that includes pretty much everything we like.
BUT: There are plenty of other Americans -- including some friends of mine -- who don't own guns, and may not even like guns...but they support the 2nd Amendment nonetheless. They do that because they believe in freedom, and the right to defend yourself, and the right to live your life the way you see fit...all those good old American values.
If there is a bell curve on the subject of gun rights, these Americans are right in the middle of it. They would never support gun confiscation or harsh measures that deprive people of the ability to defend themselves...but they believe in background checks, and laws that require you to lock your guns, and other measures they see as "reasonable".
We need those folks on our side. With the loony gun banners gearing up to push new laws through Congress and the state legislatures, we need those middle-of-the-road citizens to stand with us. We do NOT want them calling their Congressmen to demand they "do something" about this-or-that gun or device, for if that happens, Congress will surely act...and it won't be in support of us.
Look, in my libertarian fantasy world, there should be no gun laws. Anybody should be able to buy anything, at any time, with no restrictions. But we don't live in my libertarian fantasy world; we live in a republic, with a Constitution...and laws...and all sorts of restrictions on various aspects of our lives. It ill-serves us not to realize that.
When we adopt the attitude that I see exhibited by some folks in this thread, we risk pushing middle-of-the-road citizens --- and the elected officials who represent them -- right over into the anti-gun side of that bell curve. And when that happens, we will be up the creek without a paddle.
We need to be smart in this debate...and I'm afraid we are not doing that.
