The biggest things are the types of firearm and the “reason” (ie. attitude)
I live somewhere where there are loads of firearms. I come from a country with a firearm-to-person ratio that surprises people
Because firearm crime is vanishingly low
Firearms are tools, not toys. Very few people here think a rifle makes their dick bigger.
Sidearms aren’t a thing. If you can get a licence to own one, it’s because you’re a recognised security professional, a sports handgun shooter (so your firearms are under lock and key at a range accredited appropriately) and you can’t get ammunition without the proper protections in place
NO CIVILIAN NEEDS TO OWN A SIDEARM
Obviously, in 'Murica, the genie is out of the bottle, but their problems with violent crime run deeper
Besides security professionals and sports shooters, hunters are a pretty big group of gun owners. If you live in the countryside and own some land, you might want a gun for pest control i.e. hunting.
I also think there’s a big difference between carrying and using a gun on your own property and carrying it in public. If you live somewhere far away from any police, having a means to self defense als has some merit.
The biggest things are the types of firearm and the “reason” (ie. attitude)
I live somewhere where there are loads of firearms. I come from a country with a firearm-to-person ratio that surprises people
Because firearm crime is vanishingly low
Firearms are tools, not toys. Very few people here think a rifle makes their dick bigger.
Sidearms aren’t a thing. If you can get a licence to own one, it’s because you’re a recognised security professional, a sports handgun shooter (so your firearms are under lock and key at a range accredited appropriately) and you can’t get ammunition without the proper protections in place
NO CIVILIAN NEEDS TO OWN A SIDEARM
Obviously, in 'Murica, the genie is out of the bottle, but their problems with violent crime run deeper
In my country, a criminal with a knife is subdued with a milk-crate, because life isn’t thrown away so quickly He was stopped without further loss of life
I actually dislike firearms, but I acknowledge that they have a role in civilised society
America isn’t civilised, and it’s a backwards shithole that thinks action movies are documentaries
It’s full of people who want to hurt people, and they’re obsessed with making sure that they are able to
It’s pathetic
Besides security professionals and sports shooters, hunters are a pretty big group of gun owners. If you live in the countryside and own some land, you might want a gun for pest control i.e. hunting.
I also think there’s a big difference between carrying and using a gun on your own property and carrying it in public. If you live somewhere far away from any police, having a means to self defense als has some merit.
Are you from Czechia?Australia of course.