Explaining America’s Gun Culture to China

How might a Chinese intelligence analyst explain the United States’ obsession with firearms? Franz-Stefan Gady begins by analyzing its historical origin tied to a national myth. High-profile mass-shootings, paired with a growing discontent with the ruling elite, and the continuous exploitation of American history by powerful civil liberty interest groups, will induce a knee-jerk reaction among Americans that it will be the gun rather than the law that will ultimately protect them from harm.

Franz-Stefan Gady Senior Fellow, EastWest Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/2adhuFy