Working-class Catholics (predominantly Irish and Mexican) are incredibly common. I’m in Chicago, so I’m sure the number of gun owners would be skewed by the gang wars, but I think 8/10 people I know own guns.
Your point about the utter lack of concern re: Israel, Palestine, the world stage in general, is on point. (Also the lack of women aware of and informed on the discussion, but fully versed in the Kardashian shit.) But I don’t want to sound like a female misogynist so I won’t digress further.