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Barack Obama hurt himself in Pennsylvania; saying that Americans turn to guns and religion when they are unhappy is nonsense.
Americans love G-d; it has been that way since we deserted Europe for religious freedom in America; it is no accident that our money has the motto In God We Trust.
In the words of Charlton Heston; "When liberty was on the line, and God bless you, you (NRA) who made the difference, he said. Heston added:
"You are of the same lineage as the farmers who stood at Concord Bridge" at the start of the American Revolution.
Given a musket from that war, he held it above his head and said, "I have only five words for you: From my cold, dead hands."