They began petitioning for rights of Englishmen. That's pretty fundamental. Those aren't problems. If you think so, you may wish to reconsider. As Dan Polsby said in the March 24th issue of the National Review, we are kidding ourselves, because in the national debate we are losing, and losing badly.
Perception is reality.
All politicians can count. Polsby didn't provide answers, but he correctly stated the problem. In a democracy, public policy is tailored to what the people believe, no matter what the facts might be. In the current atmosphere, cheerleading for gun rights will look mighty like cheering for murder and suicide and opposing common decency. We are in a war of information, and they are out to get us.