Similar in Canada, we had the worlds highest gun ownership per capita, and one of the very lowest gun crime rates, every kid was instructed in proper gun handling, and guns were in no way fetishised or seen as anything other than tools with a higher level of responsibility attached. I would carry my rifle down the hill to the hardware store and pass it up to the gun guy, and say " I need bullets for this", and walk out with my gun and bullets to go hunt squirles for the tails, that I sold to fly fisherman to make lures, so I could have some spending money. We were violent little bastards as well, but no one ever thought of bringing a gun to a fist fight, ever, the concept introduced was that a gun was a tool, or a theoretical weapon of war. And war is what we have now, a fight to retake a sense of personal responsibility, and escape an ever more intrusive state run beurocracy. My personal observation is that the mucker extreamists are acting out a sentiment that is felt by a much wider segment of the population, and for every one of the ones shooting at people, there are 200 with a gun a grab bag, a camp and 1000lbs of vacume packed dehydrated food, but the sentiment is different, as there are 2 guitars, and a canoo for every gun.