> It's not the tail wagging the dog, though. The large contingent of Americans who throw their political weight in an organized way behind gun ownership as a point of principle were rallied by the gun manufacturing industry. It wasn't organic.
Idk exactly what you mean by organic, but if it means what I think you're trying to say, idk what's more organic than creating the Second Amendment which was created long before there were gun lobbyists.
> It didn't happen in Australia or New Zealand or the UK even though gun enthusiasts exist in all of those countries.
> idk what's more organic than creating the Second Amendment which was created long before there were gun lobbyists.
I think the whole debate over gun control is not as important as people make it out to be, so I don't have a huge dog in this fight.
That said, 2A was not interpreted (at least by the courts, but also it seems from historical research, in public discourse) the way it has been until the late 90s and early 21st century, particularly in DC v. Heller.
Historically, there was generally broad latitude given to cities to have arms restrictions going back to the 19th century. My guess is that the crack epidemic and associated things in the late 80s and 90s is what shifted attitudes here.
Idk exactly what you mean by organic, but if it means what I think you're trying to say, idk what's more organic than creating the Second Amendment which was created long before there were gun lobbyists.
> It didn't happen in Australia or New Zealand or the UK even though gun enthusiasts exist in all of those countries.
America is a different country isn't it?