That is a moot point to make, everything is about the money.
Yeah, there are financial interests involved and in play, but I don't buy this premise. The gun owners are adamant about this right. It runs more deeply in our culture than money. Okay, maybe not THAT deep, but it certainly stands on its own without the money.
You can't have it both ways. It is either about the money or not.
Well, yes I CAN have it both ways because both elements are relevant factors. Everyone knows about the NRA lobby, (actually, the NRA is not the biggest gun lobby by a long shot; sorry for the pun), but if you don't think that the culture of gun ownership doesn't run deep at the grass roots level, just log on to Facebook or any social media.
It's easy to dismiss this as being owned by the fanatics, but that distorts the truth regarding how many responsible gun owners/hunters that share a wholesome, (yes, wholesome), family experience of hunting that goes back generations. The opening day of deer hunting season, (always overlapping with Thanksgiving), is a ritual and rite of passage that is truly a wonderful event for boys and girls coming of age and a family bonding tradition that can and should be left alone.
You may find hunting disgusting and that opinion is fine, but if you belittle this set of gun supporters you've reduced the discussion to an argument and lost a valuable ally. These people want safety as much as you do.