American Firearm Fascination...

@Kwek00 50 years ago. Just four and a half years before my time. The town of Florence has never lived that down.

@LordShadowfire If you watch American shows, a lot of them have stuff blowing up. Pawn Stars, they don't buy a gun before they know that it works. And then they go to the range and one of the guys bring targets that blow up if you hit them. Myth Busters blow stuff up constantly. I bet if Forged in Fire had the opportunity they would blow their ballistic mannequins up too, but now they only fill them with fake blood so that everyone can watch the carnage happen. I remember sitting in the Grayhound station waiting for the bus in Atlanta, and there was an arcade machine that promoted the American militairy that had a big gun that was shooting at "terrorists". Maybe it's just my impression, but American pop culture is way more violent then most other western countries I'm knowledgeable off.