One of the greatest threats that we law-abiding gun owners face is not liberals who want to ban private gun ownership. Rather, the greatest threat that we face is ourselves.
One type of gun owner is the hunter. He or she goes deer or duck hunting a few times a year. When the politicians shout to the masses,
We have to do something about those assault weapons!, the hunter mulls it over, decides that "assault weapons" have no place in the woods or at the pond, and it doesn't come across as any big deal. So, the hunter doesn't contact elected officials because the gun control law doesn't affect the hunter.
A second type of gun owner is the skeet shooter. He or she runs out to the range on weekends and enjoys shooting clay pigeons. The tool of choice is a $2,300 over-under shotgun. This gun owner lives in a gated community and doesn't worry a lot about crime. So, when the politicians shout to the masses,
We have to do something about those handguns!, the skeet shooter mulls it over, and decides that handguns should probably be banned because nobody is using $2300 over-under shotguns to commit crimes.
A third type of gun owner is the casual shooter. He or she goes to the range once or twice a year. The casual shooter might have a .22 rifle, perhaps a handgun or shotgun, but not anything that you'd describe as an arsenal. So, when the politicians shout to the masses,
We have to limit the number of guns someone can purchase!, the casual shooter mulls it over, and decides that nobody really has a reason to have an "arsenal" and that it seems reasonable to limit the number of guns that a person can own.
And, there are many other types of gun owners out there, all with their own reasons for owning guns, all with their own opinions as to what's reasonable when it comes to gun control.
These gun owners are the prey that gun-control politicians hunt. Those politicians know that they don't have to preach to the choir - the citizens who already hate guns and want them banned don't require convincing. It is the gun owners who need convincing in order to make "reasonable" and "common sense" gun control legislation pass.
As I stated, gun owners have their personal reasons for owning guns. At some point, while you decide that "assault rifles" are bad, that handguns are bad, that "arsenals" are bad, eventually the politicians are going to discover the reason that you have yours, and there will most assuredly be a group of gun owners that won't see a problem with taking away your rights.
The truth is that gun owners need to unite. We need to support each other, even if we don't agree with the reasons why someone would want to own a gun or if we don't agree that a certain gun fits our needs. If we do not stand united and stick up for our fellow gun owners, the gun controllers will pick us off, one by one, until there are no law-abiding gun owners left.