I am not an American, but it is my impression that most American gun owners, if they carry their gun at all, have mostly defense against common crime in mind, and that the loud minority screaming slogans about the tree of liberty watered by blood of patriots and scoundrels is pretty tiny, much like most loud minorities online.
Eh, I'm older, but was taught the reason for the right to bear arms in grade school. It wasn't an idea among a fringe minority; it was just common knowledge. I'm sure it's not taught that way in most schools now, though.
I am not an American, but it is my impression that most American gun owners, if they carry their gun at all, have mostly defense against common crime in mind, and that the loud minority screaming slogans about the tree of liberty watered by blood of patriots and scoundrels is pretty tiny, much like most loud minorities online.
Eh, I'm older, but was taught the reason for the right to bear arms in grade school. It wasn't an idea among a fringe minority; it was just common knowledge. I'm sure it's not taught that way in most schools now, though.