So, you're going to swear at me, TELL me to be civil, then tell me I'm a jerk?

Son, I'm not your wife you can intimidate into submission and threaten. I get the feeling this is your normal mode of operation though, coupled with your lack of civility in the first place.

Hunting, etc... WAS around long before the revolutionary war. What wasn't around was a codified list of basic freedoms and rights. The 2nd amendment is not about hunting, it's stated outright in the federalist papers and in several other documents of the time. The preservation of the 2nd amendment is vital for each and every citizen, pricing a 100 dollat gun near a 1000 dollars simply for the sake of a buck, keeps a citizen of modest means from being able to de-facto exercise that right.

Quit acting like a punk, btw. Not that I expect you will, you probably don't even know that you're being one.