One-sided consideration...

...is no consideration at all. I know it's a teensy little opinion on the internet, but this is the "opinion" of someone who thinks he is informed. This is what proponents are up against. Mr. Frank Weaver believes it's about control and, as far as that goes, he is right. What Mr. Weaver doesn't understand is the lengths others would go to for the amount of control they want. All the shotguns and rifles he saw around him in his youth will eventually be gone as well. 
Here's a gem,

I don’t own a gun. Never have. Not that I’m against them. It’s just that I don’t have any use for them. 

So you, sir, are surely an expert in understanding all the consequences, unintended or otherwise, and should lend your opinion about legislation, correct?

I’ve shot guns and I’ve enjoyed doing so. It’s self-satisfying knowing you can hit a small, paper, bullseye target from an established distance.

Ah, you really are an expert, then.

Isn’t that one of the ulterior reasons we go to war…to prevent enemy countries from taking over and controlling our children…to make sure they enjoy the same freedoms we have?

Um, maybe you should try to listen to yourself a little closer. This is a war, a legislative one currently, and proponents of the Second Amendment are fighting for that very reason. Stop being clueless and trying to control us and our children.