Some of the problems gun owners face come from a general culture that is bent on demonizing guns. Most "action" movies have plenty of gun play - there is no regard in them for public or personal safety, people seem to be able to wander around streets shooting with no consequences, it appears that police are drawing their weapons every hour they are on patrol. The net effect is to convey the impression that guns are dangerous and evil, so they should be banned. If I recall there was an effort early in the AIDS epidemic to have "safe sex" built into movies, and there also was an effort made to not have attractive leads smoke. The movies showed visible minorities as brain surgeons and judges, and women playing career roles well before progress was made in these areas in real life. It was part of an effort to change society. So why can't they have more realistic and safer handling of guns?