Originally Posted by
angrybear
Frankly, yes.
Joe public on the whole doesn't WANT to be educated, they have the opinion that has been drilled into them from birth, no matter what the subject, A is good - B is bad,
and the majority of people, on the majority of subjects, have little or no interest in having that opinion changed.
All they want to do is earn a living & sit watching brain numbing "reality TV"
IF you could introduce shooting sports at school level, then in a generation, opinions would change, as those kids learned it was an enjoyable sport,
but as that will never happen it relies on future shooters to learn through families, living in the country or joining the forces, there will always be a few newcomers, but the majority will have a link.