Thanks a lot for sharing your thought! I live in Europe and I can hardly think of anybody around me who owns any gun, neither hand guns nor rifles. The thought of having to own one to defend myself if needed feels disturbing to me. I've never been in a situation like this. And seeing how people sometimes turn from rational to emotional, a high barrier to gun access doesn't seem like the worst idea :) I did not research the crime stats around here, but I don't have the feeling that unregulated guns are a big issue here. Maybe that's a key difference, idk. It's interesting how you see the armed society as a polite society. I tend to say it's the opposite here. Maybe this is a culture/history thing? If you perceived my comment as "guns are bad, don't do it", that's not what I meant. I can't imagine how it feels to fear armed criminals or witness shootings around my home. I don't dare to judge your situation, only your post made me realize that mine is likely much different. All the best!