Helen..I have over the years posted many times about the history of the USA and guns.... and the serious issue of **States Rights** and the problem of amending the Constitution to clarify the 2nd Amendment.
I KNOW the rest of the world can barely comprehend how it all works.. and doesn't work.
Be assured, most of us are NOT obsessed with guns... but enough are that the problem can not easily be addressed when many members of Congress (guess which party) dodge the question.
   Every country has some issue that divides it... we just have one of the most visible.