Honestly I think it's just how certain people grew up. Anyone who has grew up in the belly of the beast has seen what it's capable of. I think those that have would agree that it's borderline ******ed to surrender a means of protection if necessary due to the current climate. On the opposite side of the equation, you have people who look like us but their experience in America isn't the same. They were able to effectively execute things that were important to them through a political process. If that's the only reference point they have, why wouldn't they think it's the way to go? I think another factor is a loss of culture. I notice a lot of people most invested in the political process come from places where they've exchanged their former culture for the american one. In an effort to make it seem like they belong and are part of the collective, they go out of their way to be well versed in politics. Some so much so that they don't realize even if they're in a suit, they're still a ninja in a suit. Pun intended.
If people show you who they are, believe them. This country bombed it's own citizens in Tulsa, intentionally gave men syphilis, and lied about what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin just to start a war. There's a laundry list i could list why an entity of this sort has revealed who and what it is capable of time and time again. For those who don't see it by now means they probably weren't meant to see it.
I grew up in a military family and was in the military myself. I've been around guns for a large portion of my life. To this day I hate them. I think they are the quintessential embodiment of the fragile European male psyche. If you have problem with me let's shoot the fair one and go home after. If the problem requires lethal means, be man enough to kill the person and experience what death looks like face to face. With that said, different times call for different measurements. There's no way I am not keeping a firearm after I've seen what humanity is capable of. Violence should always be the last answer, but if it comes to it I am doing what is necessary to protect myself and my family. For such a situation, I don't need the permissions and licenses of something outside of myself.
