Re: Wasn't stupid.
"I used to shoot pistols too, I dont miss them that much - archery has debatably more skill in any case."
That's you, though. Now consider the average American...or rather, the average American heartlander, which is more rural and frontier than your average European and thus has a more independent streak. Also, do you take Switzerland and other countries with different gun ownership policies into consideration?
What the argument can get to is that it may just boil down to attitude, which isn't something that's easy to boil down in numbers.