That's basically at the core of being a "Real American". Combine our tendency to regard the Constitution as something that was handed down by God on stone tablets to the Founding Fathers, and the fact that the right to bear arms is guaranteed therein, and you have that gun rights are something deeply ingrained in the national culture. Unfortunately, thinking about what that means is something that is avoided because that leads to questions and Real Americans do not question the National Culture. The concealed weapon rights pinheads love their myths about how it keeps them safe, and people around them safe, when collected data so far point to the reverse.
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Date: 2011-07-25 12:09 am (UTC)