Well, welcome to FR. I do find the concept of a RKBA (not just a hunter or sport shooter) Democrat a bit of double think in that it seems to be two mutually contradictory concepts.
I'll cut you slack if you're trying to get your party back from the Kennedys, Schumers, Clintons, Feinsteins, and Pelosis.
I'll take your kindly offered slack. Although I hunt a bit, I'm much more into the handgun sports. The 2A isn't about hunting deer with your trusty double barrel.
You can trace the rise of the neo-expletives to the abandonment of the DP by conservatives, classic liberals, and freedom lovers during the 80's and 90's. That left a power vacuum. And guess who rushed in to fill it?
Bad strategic move in the long run.