The most salient argument is the idea that no matter what type of gun you have, the anti-gunners don't think you should have it.
EBRs: Oh my. There is no place for them in a civilized society. Ban them.
Handguns: Easily concealable, and intended to kill people. Ban them.
Shotguns: Dear Lord. Do you know how powerful they are? And you don't even have to aim. That nutjob used one in Salt Lake City. Ban them.
Deer rifles: Ohmygawd. That's a sniper rifle. You could
assassinate someone with that! Ban it.
If we don't hang together, we most assuredly will hang separately. Zumbo was trying to throw one group of gunowners under the bus with the deluded idea that if he sells them out, the Brady Bunch will leave him alone with his [strike]hunting[/strike] sniper rifles.
They won't. He's an idiot.
However, my one concern in all of this is that we, the 'military arms' crowd, will go too far and alienate the hunters. Yes, yes, there are Fudds in the world, but one catches more flies with honey. Did Zumbo need to be, well, zumboed? Yes. Absolutely. But let's not alienate the rest of the hunters who might not get it. We're supposed to be on the same side. We make more progress by talking with the "Fudds" than we do by yelling at them and, erm, calling them names.
Mike