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Funny thing of it is, they think that their "sporting implements" won't be touched by the government because they're, well, "sporting implements," not nasty, icky, dangerous guns.
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Not to be too overly dramatic, but this always reminds me of the poem “First They Came” by Martin Niemöller. I know comparing anti-gun activist to the Nazis is a little over the top, but people need to realize that those who will steal one freedom will steal another.
Forgive my literary license, but here is an applicable version.
First they came for the semi-auto rifles,
and I didn't speak out because I didn’t own one.
Then they came for the semi-auto handguns,
and I didn't speak out because I didn’t own one.
Then they came for the revolvers,
and I didn't speak out because I didn’t own one.
Then they came for my skeet guns,
and there was no one left to speak for me.