I'm one of those "Gun Fanatics" you speak ill of.

Now I respect, and will defend to the death, your right to freedom of speech. You can hold whatever belief you want, just so long as you afford me the same respect. The rub is that my right to have modern small arms to aid me in defense of self, family, and property, is not granted by any government or person. Nor is your right to have, and convey, any certain viewpoint, or belief, granted by any government or person. See, they come from nature (or God) and as such are inalienable.

It's not so much that we're being hypocritical (honestly, I don't give a damn what a tv face says) it's that you're trying to strip my ability to protect my family from me, and that's not within your authority. So our side is doing what it can (within the system) to get you off of our backs.

I don't want you to leave the country, or even to be quiet and go away. My wish is for you to leave me and mine alone. If you and your kind can not simply let me be, then let us divide the nation so that we may all be free to live under whatever system of government we chose. You know, like the States were before the federal bastards decided that they wanted unlimited access to, and control of, every damn thing that goes on in this country.

You do not have the right to be protected from all possible harm. You do however have the inalienable right to defend yourself, by using the most efficient tools available, and not be punished in the course of doing so.

See the difference?