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Old 19-07-2016, 10:39 AM
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Ray, it is in their Constitution, the 'right to bear arms', but of course what was written back in the 1770's to enshrine the right of the colonies to raise a militia to defend themselves from the British professional army, has been warped into justification for every man, woman, and child to own an arsenal. They are so deeply submerged in it that it seems normal. Most Americans never travel outside the US, and have no chance to encounter safe gun free environments, like Australia's, Canada, etc. I imagine Canada Customs must encounter this problem everyday at traffic border crossing, where 'packing' Yanks are turned around.
I imagine you are right about Canadian Customs. However, I think Canada has similar rates of gun ownership to the US but doesn't have the gun crime rate. The people of Switzerland are also heavily armed but AFAIK they also have very little gun violence. There seems to be something more to the US problem, something that has gotten into their psyche. I'm not suggesting gun control wouldn't be a good thing, I'm all for it, but I just wonder why the citizens of the US use their gun so much more than others.
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