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clipka wrote:
> In "Wild West" times, the situation was possibly somewhat similar in the
> US. Nowadays, they appear to have a working law enforcement system,
> which should reduce the need for personal firearms. (After all, that's
> exactly their job, isn't it?)
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!
> Here in Germany, we live quite safe, despite(?) private gun ownership
> being subject to severe restrictions, and being far from common.
>
> I guess the situation in the US is closer to Germany than to South
> Africa. I do concede that in a country where gun ownership restrictions
> cannot be enforced successfully, any restriction to gun ownership will
> only hurt the law-abiding. But is the US such a country?
The US situation is somewhat more complex than you will get from
watching the news. There are parts of the US that are as safe as any
part of Germany; there are parts that are as dangerous as South Africa.
Regards,
John
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