Yes, because the free use of software conflates with wanting everyone (including the lunatics) armed with deadly weapons running around the places you try to live.
These Muricans really have such ignorant view on the world. I doubt they have ever left their hometown, let alone visited actual developed nations with real gun laws.
I don't consider myself well-traveled, because I can't afford to be, but I've done my best (starting with vacations with my parents) to see other parts of the world.