It is amazing to me that so many who take the oath to preserve, protect, and defend the United States Constitution, do not know what it says. Charlton Heston told you, with great clarity, the intent of the Second Amendment, yet like so much of the Constitution, the Second Amendment is being dismantled, incrementally. I am in the same boat when it comes to anti-smoking laws. Immediately, those on the other side say I am in the pocket of the tobacco industry, or, as they call it, Big Tobacco. Think of that phrase.
Newscasters even use it.
I know they believe in certain things and they are, wisely, members of those organizations who share and represent their philosophy. It seems, however, that liberals always have to accuse the conservative or libertarian of having secret motives, of always being in the pocket of some special interest group. There is nothing wrong, and everything right, with special interest groups. We all have special interests. Joining with others increases the influence of the individual.