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Re: More Gun Owners Use 2nd Amenedment to Kill Themselves

I'm so fascinated by the gun culture in America. There are something like 11,000 shootings in America every year, so far above the average for other industrialized nations. But there aren't more guns in America than in say Canada or in European countries. So what gives? Are there more Americans who live in fear and that's why they act out? Is it the American notion of taking justice in to one's hands? But the gun crimes aren't out of self defense usually, and are mostly intended for other people. There have been school shootings and public shootings in other countries, but the frequency of them in America is astounding. So many questions and no easy answers.
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