Wow... Apparently misinformation from the media is common everywhere... We aren't obsessed with revolution. There are some crazy people out there that might be, but we have our stupid and crazy people (on every side of every argument) just like every other country. As for our guns, why shouldn't we have them? The amount of gun-related deaths is very low, and you're statistically very unlikely to be shot. The statistics for our gun-related deaths also include crimes that were committed by people not able to legally own a gun (such as a convicted felon), suicides, gang-on-gang violence, and crimes committed with stolen weapons. Considering that there are close to 300 million guns in the US, and tens of millions of gun owners, and the extremely low amount of crimes committed by the law-abiding gun owners, I don't see how there is any reason for us not to have guns. However, the fact that criminals have guns (even though they aren't legally able to) is a great reason for us to keep our guns to defend ourselves and our families.