The other problem is that the legitimate hunter who finds the other side who absolutely has nothing in common with the legitimate hunter because they are terrified about guns and understand nothing about legitimate sports hunting.
Which in itself is bad enough but not hopeless in terms of finding common ground and sensible gun control legislation.
But when NRA type super nuts join the conversation, and advocate unlimited access to weapons useless for legitimate hunting, finding common ground in seasonable gun legislation becomes exponentially more difficult. And when legislators who are terrified against guns and gun violence that are now killing our school children at unappreciated rates, due simply to unlimited access to military style weapons illegal for legitimate sports hunting, no one will listen to legitimate sports hunters like me that oppose the nuts in the NRA. As those in that greatly growing majority that oppose all rational gun ownership will end up banning all guns. Leaving the rational gun owner with no voice or compromise in the all or nothing debate.
As I also point out, in 1930, the NRA led the way in seasonable guns regulation, until total nuts turned the NRA into an idiotic lobbying organization some 30 to 35 years later.