I suppose it's true enough, I imagine a lot of folks here are doing quite well at surviving without a rifle or pistol to make their lives easier.

But I think you're giving many of them too much credit. What they're feeling when they have to confront monsters with nothing more than a sword or spear isn't so much rage as it is fear. That kind of powerlessness, especially if they've never seen combat, isn't going to make them angry. Then again, I suppose as long as you get along with your brotherly deity, that's fine too, isn't it?