This. There is the mass, then there is the extra 15% that their firearms are empowerment tools for them. But I would say that I believe, with no scientific data, that the extremist percentage may be higher than in other hobbies/activities.
True true. Maybe people think "gun nuts" are mad because most "gun nuts" I have met are very passionate indaviduals. When people are passionate about something, they sometimes tend to take it a little far, myself included. At the same time, "gun nuts" (the ones I know) are very level headed people as well.