Spirit of the West had a song out a few years ago dealing with that theme:


Loaded Minds
(Geoffrey Kelly/John Mann)

Young boy is killed by a gun-toting driver
He caught him, shot him `cause the kid went too far
When the man was asked why, he replied with conviction,
"I caught the young punk throwing stones at my car,
Stones at my car"

Uncle Sam's on the billboard, stars and stripes shining
As I drive by, he's a message for me
The sign reads the constant preparation for war
This is the preservation of peace

   There's a war in our streets,
   There's a war in our streets,
   And we're loading our minds with the words "self-defence"
   Take someone's life for crossing over our fence
   There's a war in our streets
   There's a war in our streets
   And we're loading our minds with the words "self-defence"
   And we take someone's life for crossing over our fence
   That's the freedom

Tricks on his door sent an old man's heart racing
Tricks on his mind broke his patience in two
He answered the door with the crack of a rifle
Paper boy dies, delivering the news
He becomes the news

Folk heroes and murderers, they're condoned and condemned
They're crucified and idolized for taking their stand
Is this how we live? All good people on guard?
Defending our rights, in the home and native land

(chorus)