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Originally Posted by HarryT
Perhaps, though, it's different in the US because guns are so widely available and used? I don't know - it's literally beyond my capability to imagine what it must be like to live in a society where anyone can own guns. To be honest, the very thought of it terrifies me.
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I have to chuckle at this, because it does the exact opposite for me- makes me feel very safe. Have you ever read what George Orwell said about gun ownership in one of his essays? Orwell believed that as long as capable weapons were in the hands of the citizenry, that their govt. would never become totalatarian. I believe that too, and would also like to note that where there is gun ownership and concealed carry, the crime rates go down.
BTW, not "everyone" can own guns here, only law-abiding citizens can.