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If I knew that my neighbors had guns in their house (even for protection) I'd flee the neighborhood because I wouldn't be able to sleep safely at night knowing that there was such a dangerous weapon within close proximity of my house.
Wow. I'd hate to be that terrified of an inanimate object. You do know that far more people die in automobile accidents in America than in any and all firearm fatalities?
I realize it's a different culture and mindset over there. But it still doesn't change that you have the highest gun violence rates (among developed countries) in the world. If you say that it's not the gun that kills people but people, then does that mean Americans are a more violent people? If so, then all the more reason to NOT have such lax view on gun ownership! It's like giving a match box to an arsonist. But if Americans are not more prone to violence than other developed countries, then it must go back to the gun being the source of the problem.
We've hashed this out ad-nauseum. Lots of places in the world have VASTLY higher murder rates than the US. Poverty and poor government seem to be the primary factors, not the availability or legality of firearms.
Britain may actually have more low-level street violence, mainly fueled by a lack of laws or enforcement against public drunkenness and wimpy punishment of criminals, plus a remarkable bias against self-defense with anything other than harsh language.
America isn't Sweden. What works in Sweden won't work here. You like it where you are, fine. We'll do things OUR way, you do things your way. We like to be able to shoot criminals when they attack us or threaten our families.