Our noon news reports a new US company making bullet proof hoodies for school children, is unable to keep up with the demand. The news went on to report nearly 100% of our illegal guns are brought into Canada from the USA.
There is a difficult solution to these situations. I understand why US politicians do not want to be the person to propose a control. The news also reports there are on average, 1.25 guns for every American citizen.
A person like myself, looking in from outside sees this. Many American citizens think they need a gun to protect themselves from another American who may have a gun and may become a threat. How can any person claim to be free when that person lives in fear and feels the need to carry a gun?
The news reports the public running in fear when they hear something approximating a gun-shot.
My neighbour does not like me and has said so in no uncertain terms. I do not live in fear of him shooting me. I am fairly sure I have given him good reason to dislike me. Rather than living in fear of the other person taking a shot at me, we negotiated a truce. We have agreed to putting each other on ignore except for those circumstances where safety of the 'hood may be compromised. This is called a negotiated settlement.
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