Unfortunately, Dutch Roll, there are a substantial number of incomprehensively blind gun fanatics in this country.
If there was a discussion on this forum about Captains authority, with reference to any other subject but guns, the 'bubbas' and 'seven threes' of this world would be arguing just as vociferously for the absoluteness of that authority.
Blindness, perfectly illustrated.
Things will change though, and not just in this next election, this is a young country with a lot to learn yet