Only a third of households now have guns, down from 54% in 1977.
Clark was a steady force, so you put your guns down and relaxed a bit".
Business picked up, many militants put their guns down and some joined the security services.
Guns Down is applying for not-for-profit status, he said.
And that's exactly what they're doing by bringing those guns down there".
Guns Down is not the only gun control group to begin to stake out a more aggressive messaging campaign on gun policy.
Their mission: "guns down, four's up", illustrated by four fingers which stand for a pledge to "inspire, educate, advocate, and entertain".
At Mosher's call to put their glue guns down, students tidy their work stations and gather around an electric spool saw.
With Guns Down, Volsky wants to put a discussion on gun licensing and registration back on the table, not just improved background checks.
"If people put their guns down, Gaddafi is going to kill us all," said Haythem Ibrahim, who runs a large company importing goods from China.
With two big guns down, though, Ireland needed the "Tullow Tank" to fire in the second 40 and he did so with gusto.
