well as I washed my hands - and that could be taken either as a biblical reference or a sign of good hygiene - it reoccurred to me a particular observation I had when living in the US for a year and a half: that the US economy is a military economy. So I'm thinking that yes the individual loves the feeling of a pistol in their hand but there is probably a weapons manufacturer spokesman whispering convincingly in his ear that it is the right thing, for so many different reasons, to own a gun. "Come to think of it buddy, ya got two hands - why not own two? Yee-ha!"
