For starters, there is the 2nd Amendment. We need to respect that if we're going to trumpet the separation of church and state - otherwise we are hypocrites. Repealing or modifying it is not realistic in the current climate.
I think the love of guns if largely a cultural thing. The Brits have their royals and we have our guns. I think a lot of Americans equate guns with freedom in a symbolic way. They look at their gun rack and they see it as their protection against a potentially oppressive government. I doubt many of them are under the illusion that they can form a neighborhood militia and hold off the military but that's not entirely the point. The queen has no actual power in Britain but they hold on to that for cultural reasons. I think it's the same here for a lot of people. It gives them comfort and cultural identity. It's an emotional thing - like religion. It may go away eventually but it's not going to happen anytime soon.
I think the love of guns if largely a cultural thing. The Brits have their royals and we have our guns. I think a lot of Americans equate guns with freedom in a symbolic way. They look at their gun rack and they see it as their protection against a potentially oppressive government. I doubt many of them are under the illusion that they can form a neighborhood militia and hold off the military but that's not entirely the point. The queen has no actual power in Britain but they hold on to that for cultural reasons. I think it's the same here for a lot of people. It gives them comfort and cultural identity. It's an emotional thing - like religion. It may go away eventually but it's not going to happen anytime soon.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
