Absolutely Correct.

James Rummel has an absolutely accurate post on the gun-nut subculture. Excerpt:

If you were born into a family that valued the shooting sports, then you always considered firearms to be cool precision instruments. Machines that challenge the individual to do their best while honing their own skills.

If you tried to pick up the hobby later in life, you were probably a bit daunted. The biggest problem, in my experience, was the nervousness that was brought on by decades of anti-gun spin in the media. (What if I do it wrong? I could shoot myself!) The second biggest problem is the enthusiasm and helpfulness that experienced shooters show towards those who are just beginning.

This probably seems odd. Helpful people are a problem? Isn't that counter-intuitive?

Not exactly.

RTWT. He's absolutely right, from beginning to end. See if you recognize yourself there.