I think it will help get people thinking about guns from a different perspective.
That they have to show people loaded up for a range shoot with multiple magazines and tricked out guns to even get some shock value while talking about it as a regular typical thing says a lot.
A regular person carrying concealed or a single weapon openly (without multiple magazines) going about their regular routine wouldn't even be a big enough deal to create the necessary shock value.
That says a lot. That alone in the 90s would have been enough for some shock value in the Eastern half of the United States.
They have to give the impression of totally different worlds and defending against grizzlies to try and create a contrast.
In reality most of the people going to work and in and around town with guns are doing the same exact things, living a similar life to the people in a typical suburb or city out east.
They are not different lifestyles, just different perspectives on firearms and freedoms.
Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) said the McCain-Tester bill could gut the District's regulatory powers, including laws that are stricter than most states about keeping guns away from people with records of domestic violence. He also said the law shows a disregard for the realities of the District, where guns mean drive-bys, holdups and intimidation more than sport, tradition and the American way.
"The national debate about guns just misses that they are very different cultures," Mendelson said of the District and much of the rest of the country. "It's like a psychology, a mind-set, as to how people as a group think about guns."
When firearms are banned or heavily restricted the most common thing you will hear about in a city is illegal use of them.
People abiding by the law don't have them, so the people who do have them are misusing them. It becomes a vicious cycle where the only example of firearms the public has is their misuse. Crimes on the evening news.
When they are unrestricted that is not the case. There is still misuse and criminals, but there is far more positive examples every year of guns used by other people.
The restrictions cut down on the positive use and carrying and good examples, but have minimal impact on negative use.
So without the restrictions the negative mindset on guns does not feed itself.
