Why can't USA government cancel gun culture?

After each mass shooting in the United States, many gun control advocates point to Australia, where a bipartisan coalition passed sweeping gun legislation that effectively ended mass ... Shortly after the Vegas massacre, Hockey tweeted: "I was in Govt. that changed Aussie gun laws. ... You can't stop them. read more

There is no “gun culture.” The role of guns and our right to arm ourselves is an important part of our culture, but only a part of it. The people are sovereign, not the government. Cultures evolve among people, they are not created by governments. read more

The fact that somebody might think to ask that question is exactly why gun culture is what it is. Most of us don't want to live in a world where "the government" is able to dictate fundamental issues of our culture and society. read more

Here's why: Obama can read the political map as well as anyone, and he knows that, just as in the past after previous brutal tragedies, the politics of gun control rest on complicated terrain. read more