I'll get on my Redneck soapbox.
'Merica. Lightin' fires and burnin' tires since 1775.
*escorted off by Al Gore and police*
Around where I live, everyone owns a gun and everyone carries at the very least a knife. Crime isnt as high as the cities but it makes people feel safer. What i can't stand are those people who buy up guns and ammo because of the "Zombie Apocalypse."
Guns are a wonderful part of life, and in the hands of somebody who knows to keep the end with the hole pointed in a safe direction, they can be pretty darn safe. We use them for many things and self defense just happens to be one of them.