QUOTE(Dark Reaper @ Apr 24 2017, 08:02 PM)

The main reason for America's gun culture is because our founding fathers knew what it took to maintain a free country from becoming tyrannical. We have it cause if the government was allow to come in our houses and take our weapons and maybe even imprison citizens then what's going to prevent the US government form becoming tyrannical. We have guns to keep our leader in check so in case of said tyrants take over we can rebel and re-establish a government that's for the people and not against it, also would you invade a country if you knew its citizens could fight back. I could get into this more but I shall honor Senpai Crow's wish on not diving to deep into politics here.
I will try to not steer this into deep politics other than to say- Are 30,000 deaths from gunfire per year in the USA (homicide 10K and suicide 20K) really worth this? 30,000 deaths actually adds up to 200,000 traumatized relatives and friends in need of counselling, not to mention the resources to run the funerals, hospital and police response.
The only person gaining from this is the businessman and the governments. Not the people.
When people think they need governments to protect them from violence they keep voting for them. And the circle continues.
It will be interesting to see how much small arms fire will protect you from foreign invasion. America has military superiority to all nations- so most likely a foreign nation would not attack directly- instead they would stir up trouble within America and then they will sit back and watch America turn on itself with the said small arms. And imagine the bloodbath if a virus apocalypse hits America. Yes those with guns might survive- but how bad would the conditions be with all those guns?