Not all French are like that. Back when I was an exchange student in France for a year, the family I lived with had a gun case right by the front door. It was the first thing you saw when you entered the house. Le grandpere would often grab a rifle when he left the house in the morning, and come back in the evening with a hare or something.
I tried to spell "grandfather" correctly in French, but the special letter changed into a string of random characters in the preview.
I believe you and I have a deep reverence for Frances willingness to help our country in brotherhood and arms