sortagreen, i saw the 2nd episode of a documentary 'Across the Tropic of Capricorn' .. http://www.bbcknowledge.com/nordic/programmes/tropic-of-capricorn/episodes/ .. last night, in which Simon Reeve, sort of referred to your psychological reference, when he shot an AK-47 which some South African farmers feel they need since their power base .. the money, the power, the system .. apartheid is no longer behind them .. made your point .. he said, i'm not into guns, but i see .. it does give you a feeling of power just to hold one.
Personally, as Reeves, i've never been into guns, either, but it should have been clear to anyone what you were getting at.