The truth isn't pretty

But Tam's gonna make you look it in the eye anyway.

If one reads the gun boards, one constantly hears the chest-thumping affirmations of keyboard heroes who are never going to give up their guns. Offering up their visions of how they will resist the UN gun confiscation teams which are apparently going to land in their black helicopters to go door to door looking for guns, they blithely ignore the attack that is already underway.

There's more:

http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2006/08/boomsticks-clever-plan-to-disarm.html

Her insight is absolutely right on.

Go. Read.

Then stop "compromising."