No, I didn't "realize" that.  Which of the ten statements of fact or opinion that I wrote is "a common parroting of a subjective pipe dream expounded by anti-gun leftist."?

If you read my post again, you will see that as a lifelong hunter and rifleman,  I am by no means anti-gun.  "Leftist" is a matter of one's perspective; one person might call me a leftist, while others might (and already have done so here) call me right wing.  Regarding my attitude on guns, I try to keep politics out of it.  I own and shoot some, always within the law, and never for destruction of property or of human life.  That isn't political, that is responsible behavior.  If I had to license and insure them, I would probably sell some of them; but you wouldn't hear me complain about sensible regulation of deadly weapons.