True, but I was inferring more to the sense of security issue and the difference in alignment between our two countries on this issue (with a wide generalization of course).

In general, I think most would agree that as far as crimes go - and the self-defense argument - handguns are the main tool of choice.

As for the guy in the first post, I think you would find his ilk in many countries, my own included...

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