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I would rather... live in a country where cops are there to protect me.
That would be cool.
But I'm also about self reliance. I want to be able to protect myself.
Not every situation where a gun is useful, is against a human. Not a lot of people think about this, because I think a lot of anti gun folk live in the city where it's not a concern.
Aggressive wildlife is a legitimate concern and could be potentially life threatening. In all of rural America where this is an issue, people are armed for good reason.
Rural areas... that's reasonable.
But see, I live in Spain, most of Spain is "rural areas" except on the coast and a few larger cities inland:
There are maybe 1 gun per 3 people in rural areas in Spain, probably fewer because some city folk also have them, yet those are enough to protect against the wildlife.
What kind of aggressive wildlife would the US have, that would require 6 guns per person? A velocirraptor infestation? 😉
(actually... wasn't one of the dangers in the US, to meet a bear or a cougar... which guns do nothing against?)