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@ArishMell I think most people see the society they were born and raised in as "normal". So the violence and gun culture so obviously wrong to us is part of life. In the case of America this is reinforced by the media and hero images on the screen. And again the colour and movement of those images appeals to Americans particularly. The British have a different experience entirely.. Having spend part of my childhood there I experienced some of that. As well as the hybrid culture of Australia..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman Interesting point. Yes, I am sure that is so.

Possibly too, because Britain and much of Europe were so embroiled in the two World Wars and would have been in the front line if WW3 had started, and some have been victims of terrorist attacks, they do not worship guns and violence to any great extent.

Apart from farmers, I think over my half-century and more with many friends, work colleagues and others, I have known only three who owned guns. Two had shot-guns for clay-pigeon shooting. The third had a few antique fire-arms that could not be used, at least not safely, though he sometimes used one to demonstrate its flintlock action with a little gunpowder - and no shot.

There is no popular need or desire here to own guns - and in turn, Americans find that puzzling!