Actually Graystar, it keeps the city folks from running over the country folks. Or at least, that is how its supposed to work. If we put everything to the House of Reps, New York and California would be running the show as they have the greatest population densities, and that is NOT going to go over well here in Texas-nor should it.
Don't get too worried about it, Graystar. It's not like Alaska and Vermont are going to force people in New York and Cali to have shall issue CCW or better. More like eventually, Cali and New York will eventually find a way to take guns away from the rest of the country.