Imagine finding a hobby that didn't involve deadly weapons. Maybe one where you get a little exercise or create something useful or beautiful. Ever tried knitting? It's more bad ass than pointing and pulling triggers.
But you don't. You can own a car and drive it on your own property without license or insurance. And so much that the license and insurance does when on average over a 100 people die per day due to them.
I dunno, craftsmanship is genuinely cool but I'm pretty sure starting a bonfire by shooting it with dragon's breath is more badass than knitting will ever be
if guns were a thing in Ireland that would totally be one of my hobbies, I find them quite cool from an engineering pov and shooting things is probably quite fun too.