Understand your point , but if you look at the homosexual community , they are a small fraction of the US population , yet they kept making noise and promoting their agenda until it became mainstream . Unification of a group , no matter how small , can make changes . Neither you nor I alone can take on the challenges of state or federal government , but together , gun owners , both collectors and sportsmen , can be a big enough force to show we are not dangerous but in fact are good people who only want to have our lifestyle legitimized and not be burdened with discriminate laws . Just as the government wants to do away with evil we want the same and are willing to personally stand against it instead of relying on others for protection .