I am a member of NRA and I originally come from India which has tighter gun control laws than colonial laws. (You need a license to own a low fps air gun, repli

I am a member of NRA and I originally come from India which has tighter gun control laws than colonial laws. (You need a license to own a low fps air gun, replica gun or a movie prop gun). The real issue with guns in USA I think is that the people totally ignore the secondary benefits of a well armed population. The best use of a gun is when it is not used at all. It is inconceivable in USA that a band of 10 people will simply raid a farmer's farm and steal all his produce while the farmer watches helplessly. (Nearest cop is 10 miles away). In India I have seen that happening. In India I have seen any random political movement with 2 goons as their head barge into a market and force a shutdown as merchants helplessly comply. All it needs in this case is someone getting shot dead as a deterrent. I think the general respect of individual freedoms and private property in USA has made it prosperous and that respect mostly comes from the fact that Americans will not hesitate to take matters in their own hand. While London might have Sharia courts running in their streets and various muslim populated beaches in India throw out tourist women if they are less modestly dressed but that wont happen in USA because there will always be one person in 100 with a shotgun in his hand. If Americans lose their guns they will continue to lose their other rights one by one.