Leftists and muslims think long-term. If you are going to have any chance at all of stopping them, you have to think the same way.
“...a significant number of Americans do NOT have guns, and a slowly increasing number are rejecting their ownership and use.”
I must take issue with your assertion. It is a liberal talking point, “More & more guns in fewer & fewer hands” by which they attempt to marginalize, isolate, and make pariahs of lawful gun owners. Guns and ammo continue to fly off the shelves as they have for four years now. More states than ever now authorize concealed carry. More new gun owners, not fewer.
The talking classes in media & educations continue to push the notion that gun owners are mostly middle aged (don’t leave out overweight!) white males (like me!) and can be safely condemned without fear of pushback.
As the old wartime slogan goes, “Don’t You Believe It!”
As for the attempt to ban guns at the Federal level, that goose is cooked, the die is cast, the fat is in the fire, the jig is up, and the cat is out of the bag.
Ain’t gonna happen. “Nobody’s coming to take away your guns!!” the liberals bellow, but projection is well known to psychologists.
As for thinking long term, point taken. We have enemies gnawing from within, no doubt. Some battles never end because human nature frankly, sucks. The urge to dominate is at war with those would live & let live.
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”