India, May 1 -- Traditionally, Republicans are more opposed to gun control laws than the Democrats, owing to differences in cultural identity of respective cadres, geographical psychographics, and also the urban-rural split (or the coastline-hinterland "divide"). The Republican heartland is essentially the white-dominated "redneck" country, where people go hunting and have self-defence traditions.

Therefore, the all-powerful National Rifle Association (NRA) has aligned itself with Republican ranks to pursue its agenda. The Second Amendment to the Constitution is interpreted contrastingly by Republicans and Democrats. The line "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and b...