its a cultural learning exercise for us wimpy pussy brits. because we arent allowed guns over here, we dont have to worry about owning shotguns to defend ourselves against other people with guns.
sure we have gun crime in some areas but in most places we dont.
theres so many idiots over here, if you could get hold of assault rifles and shit over here, then yes, i probably would have a shotgun because theres no way id trust other people with guns.
its a different world. personally i dont know if id feel comfortable living somewhere where i had to own a personal arsenal just to feel safe in my own home, but then youve all grown up like that so yeah its a different world.
enjoy your guns and knives and all that, i dont get it but meh if i get to fire a real gun one day perhaps itll click and ill understand. i like playing computer games where you shoot people, i dont reckon i could shoot another human though except in extreme circumstances (id have to shoot legs and arms, couldnt live with myself tearing someones organs up) and im vegetarian so no use to me for hunting
Ben, I'm sorry that you have gotten the impression that we need guns to feel safe in our own homes, maybe some have given that impression but that is not one that I want America portrayed as.
I have been shooting guns my whole life, and I have owned guns my whole life. They have been at my grandfathers house until I was 18 years old.
I always felt safe in my house without a gun, and I would feel safe without them right now...hell I don't really have one at the ready because there is such a slight chance I will need it...but if that chance came (pray it never does) then I would slam in a mag and get to it.
I am willing to bet that I was probably one of 20 kids in my high school of 5000 kids that was into shooting or owned guns/been around them.
Im sure some more rural areas have more shooters and the like, but not everyone owns firearms, and not everyone needs one to feel safe.
I have a vast array of friends from many different places/upbringings and only one of them owns firearms.
There aren't many places in CHICAGO that I would feel unsafe being in without a gun, and all you hear about on the news is murders and more murders, even when the murder rate is going down!
I love guns, but don't pigeon hole, even if it seems easy to haha!!
Oh and if someone comes in my house and I identify them as not being welcome, they are getting three to the chest and then more when they are down. Thats not an "american" mindset, thats a fight or flight response to a threat to the people that I love.