In modern American society, we do have a sick obsession with guns and violence, which in turn fuels many people's attitudes and opinions on the matter. Hollywood drills into our heads that fighting and shooting and blowing shit up is cool and glamorous. People don't seem to stop and think that the world doesn't suddenly slow down with cool theme music everytime someone starts shooting. Dodging bullets doesn't really work that well, and not all of the bad guys have terrible aim.