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Manta, I have family in northern Ireland so I know a little about how it was and is. What most people that don't live in the USA fail to grasp is that in many areas in the us the crime rate is held very low precisely because most homes are armed and criminals run a very real risk of getting shot. Sure, some people may go a little overboard, but it's the culture of self reliance and protection that make many places so crime free. I mean, the places where the crime is worst in the us is where firearms are prohibited or severely restricted.
It's a different culture but the root isn't fear, it's self reliance.
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