>>507393400
No. At one time it was just a tool like a hammer. Sometimes you needed several different hammers for your projects and people would buy different guns for the various things they wanted to do (hunt, defense, marksmanship, etc).
I'm not sure when """gun culture""" actually emerged. Maybe as a reaction for libshits constantly trying to erode 2A. But first politicians and then business realized that gun owners are a bloc that can be catered to politically and with products.

Now things are completely off the rails where you not only have gun companies catering and trying to extract money from "le gun owners" but also all these ancillary companies who make clothing, fucking coffee, and anything else you can imagine. I hate faggots who dress up their rifles with attachments and cerakote/paint jobs like a fucking barbie but
>their money their choice
Not to mention guntubers/influencers. It's beyond fucking cringe and gay now.
>inb4/fudd
No, fuck you, have a poptard