Violent crime is way down in this country, and the number of hunters decreases by the day, so it is fair to ask why the proponents of gun ownership have become increasingly passionate about the issue, and why gun regulation is such a political flashpoint. I think I came up with the answer on my way to work today, when I was stuck behind a truck with decals of guns on its back window.
Gun ownership today, to a large extent, is about neither a rural lifestyle nor the practical need for protection; guns are just symbols for the owner’s angry rejection of societal changes which have caused the owner to feel disrespected. In other words, you (Mr. Sneering Cosmopolitan Democrat) may succeed in banishing the Christian God from the public sphere, and the white patriarchy may be on the ropes, but the gun lives, and, in fact, thrives! So don’t tread on me, or you’ll face the consequences!