Freud Got it Wrong, Nietzsche was Right

 It is the will to power that is the most fundamental instinct, not sex. As I explain in my book, I believe that our current stage in the evolution of consciousness is essentially instinctual, and religion, all religion, is the historical  source of our consciousness. My theory of the mind also proposes that fear is the very essence of instinctual consciousness and consequently the fear motive always generates unintended consequences over the long term. As a result, fear often is self defeating because it brings about exactly what it is intended to prevent, as may well happen in this case.

Gun rights fanatics are an excellent ex. of religious consciousness at work. Their primary need is the will-to-power, which becomes symbolized very easily in guns. This emotion al need drives their rational thinking to argue that it is only a matter of time before the government attempts to disarm all Americans as the first step toward becoming a dictatorship. Conscious, they absolutely believe that this rational reasoning is the primary motive for their emotional commitment to block any form of gun control. But in fact their ultimate motivation is instinctual, not rational.

As a result this irrational refusal to compromise, it may well be that the anti gun control lobby will bring about it own defeat. Once the majority of Americans realize how fanatical this lobby is, they will pressure Congress to take action and pass truly reasonable gun control.