The mistake these people make  Is that they honestly believe gun
owners are ashamed at being gun owners.  Publishing the list of
gun owners is a danger as it gives out a clear map to criminals
where guns are (and on the flipside, where they aren’t). These
magazines don’t care about that, what they care about is their
belief that nobody wants people to know they’re a gun owner as
if being one were some sort of scarlet letter.  I’m trying to
remember who posted about being at a gun rights rally one time.
She was saying there was an anti who was trying to
surreptitiously take her and her son’s picture. She approached
the lady and gladly let her take their picture and didn’t
realize until later that the photographer was being coy about it
because she honestly thought people would be embarrassed to be
seen at such a thing.  They hate us, and even worse, they hate
their version of us which is generally a strawman of epic
proportions. The problem is they cannot face reality where gun
owners are women, minorities, or