Right? It's baffling. But I think that it might have something to do with the near-religious reverance with which Americans view absolute property rights. If y

Right? It's baffling. But I think that it might have something to do with the near-religious reverance with which Americans view absolute property rights. If you frame it as a contest of "freedom and liberty" vs "get off my property or I'll shoot", then it makes a bit more sense. There's a certain segment of the population who are just itching for an excuse to shoot a 'bad guy', which is one of those things that makes exploring this nation so... interesting. Still, I like to think that there's a reason why 'property' got replaced with 'the pursuit of happiness' when Locke's basic rights were enumerated in the Declaration of Independence.