What is the extent of importance of gun culture in western countries?

Question

What is the extent of importance of gun culture in western countries?

Answer 1

Deeply ingrained in our historic past. We won our freedom by the gun & it is still a right & a privilege. Self defence is very much a factor, either from other citizens of lesser moral calibre or hopefully never a government out of control.

on edit: to Woolet or other anti-gun people, if children are taught gun safety, there would be far fewer accidental or rash, unthinking shootings. Let them see what a gun does to a target & they start to think about the effect on a human body. The NRA has very good gun safety programs for kids, teaching them that if they find a gun or another child shows them one, Stop! Don't Touch, Leave the Area & Tell an  Adult! Much better than finding dad's home protection weapon (which should've been secured) & there being an accidental death or severe injury.

Children should be taken by an adult to a gun range & taught safe handling & every safety rule in the book. Yes I'm pro-gun, pro-freedom!

Answer 2

the gun culture is very old and is replaced by bomb culture.the supremacy and the high handedness of the developing nations is going to be the result of the third world war and then only man will come to senses.

Answer 3

Easy question:  Politics!

Answer 4

Our constitution gives us the right to own guns. It implies it is our duty to do so. A people with no weapons are at the mercy of their government. There may come a day when your life is in danger and without weapons you are dead.

Answer 5

polices

Answer 6

Deep

Answer 7

In the City I live in - Garland, Texas the city provides a municipal gun range so that even poor children can handle their guns well. I guess it save lives. That way they won't kill people other than the one they are aiming at I guess. How is that for extent?

Answer 8

The fact that we have an armed citizenry has preserved our method of government, prevented invasion by other countries, and insured our freedoms

Answer 9

The Conquistadors

The French English wars

The Indian wars

The Plains wars

The American revolution

The American Civil War

The war of 1812

the First World War

The Second World War

The Right to Bear Arms.

Mob wars, gang wars, and turf wars.

Drive by shootings.

Armed robbery

pretty much a complete economic collapse in the manufacture of stick and stones as a viable deterrent to violence.