They were all written by white men. And, for them, guns boiled down to the issue of self defense. Poor folks - black and Latino, mostly. At least, that's the popular perception. So I'm wondering why blacks are not joining the NRA in droves.
Many gun manufacturers owe their existence to it.
In a 1981 interview, Charter Arms president David Ecker made some revealing remarks about his company's rise in the 1960s. You had a terrific civil rights problem, with riots all across the country. There was a terrific boom in firearms sales. Profit from fear. Ain't capitalism great - capitalize on xenophobia.