The issue of gun owner's rights isn't only on Republican's minds. It's also a very important issue to many Democrats. Of the people I know who own guns, half of them are registered Democrats. It was a Democrat girl from Texas who got me interested in shooting in the first place. My "Liberal" friends are Democrats because they feel strongly about environmental issues, but are 100% in favor of the second ammendment. You can't go blaming all the bad things in life on Democrats. Think about how many Rebublicans you might know who may own say a revolver for home defense, but don't go to the range, and worry about their kids being shot, so they vote in favor of every gun banning bill that comes up. I personally know two Republican families that do just that.