>You are probably right, and for this reason I think that leftists
>should lay off on gun control at the very least.
I think that liberals get exercised by gun control for reasons not dissimilar to their obsession with the Supreme Court: they're scared of the masses. Bigoted yahoos who can't be trusted. So disarm them - and leave the important decisions to judges and other experts (you know, getting all the smart people together on the Vineyard...).
Doug