I provided reasons why I abhor ARs as an affectation and flagrant example of consumerism. If others can influence public opinion to keep them, all power to them as a more successful control group, as it should be.

It's discouraging to me that I found no interest among shooting sports groups when I was ringing their bells that the prime minister said what he would do if elected, and now he's keeping parts of his promises and no one says boo.

An activist's mission is to ring alarms, to dissent in the public interest. Walter Lippman told me in an interview that the public interest is what we would chose if we saw clearly, thought rationally and acted disinterestedly.

I haven't unleashed anything with my efforts to arouse an indifferent shooting fraternity. Silence usually means approval. Indifference has become a noose around our necks. I'd like to think my opinion could provide action.