The goalpost moved. Being "thick" today is synonymous with morbid obesity. Chubby people 20 years ago are the average or skinnier side of average people today.
We are supposed to move on from this particular sub-plot, but it is tied to the mindset of people today, and that mind set includes teaching people to hate guns and their owners...
As someone that the BMI charts would say "morbidly obese" and have been "morbidly obese" since 1994; and being almost 40
) ... could get a number of votes away from the big two "Parties". 
That is because the majority of the money contributed to that party comes from wealthy people who fear an armed citizenry. The other party receives a great deal of money from that same demographic, augmented by radical socialists who want the citizenry disarmed so they can order everyone around easily. Both actually fear the Ukraine phenomenon, because the general populace standing up against tyranny would thwart their plans.
The American Indians have some experience with this. They gave up their guns and look what happened to them.
American Indians are (another) prime example of why you shouldn't trust government.
People in their 30s will support that. However majority wise people in Europe are pretty oblivious and many politicians there think terrorists just need a hug. So no. I am European btw born and raised and I have seen the general attitude towards self defense there for a long time. You arent even allowed a pocketknife anymore...
