First, more than half of the people I know who carry or want to carry are Liberals, vote Democratic, and about a third of them campaigned for Obama.
Second, I've noticed it's really quite difficult for some Republicans to grasp the concept that GUNS aren't the most important things on many Democrats' list of priorities. There are more issues than just the Second Amendment.
Third, some Republicans do just about everything possible they can do to alienate Democrats who want to shoot from getting into it. It's pretty disheartening when I tell people to come here, and then they end up declining once they see what the gun community thinks of them.
I think it's awful how many people in the gun community lump all Democrats and Liberals into the same boat, and thus scare those that are on our side away. What kind of message does that send about gun owners?
It's soooo nice being a Libertarian. I never feel the urge to tell others they're wrong.