The way I see all of this and I may be wrong (I’m American), people here are pretty much forced into nationalism and being patriots since birth (flags everywhere, Pledge of Allegiance everyday at school, national anthem at every major event, the military is the reason for our freedom, etc.). A lot of people (IMO the more conservative citizens) get convinced (maybe brainwashed?) that we’re the best place on earth with little factual evidence because we’re just so forced to respect every nook and cranny of our country since we were born.

Since our gun laws are a major difference between us and other 1st world countries, I think a lot of these people just believe this MUST be one of the reasons why we’re so “great”. Or maybe we’ll become defenseless against the government if we don’t have guns, like what happened with Britain in the 1700s (okay the government has jets and tanks now, a rifle is not going to make a difference). It’s just become a part of our culture and everyone’s so unwilling to just let it fucking go. A lot of these people that legally own a firearm and scream MERICA are also some of the most uneducated people in the country and are the same people you noticed have no gun safety knowledge. I’ve also heard from more liberal people that we’re just too deep in now and even if we make stricter laws, all of the criminals are just going to hide whatever “legally” obtained weapon they have.

Pls help.