Gun Culture

Ok, so it was inevitable that someone would post on this right? Since the Virginia Tech shootings, and even from Columbine, people have been questioning the incredible gun culture in the United States of America. Nearly every teenage guy I know from the US knows at least a little bit about guns. Hunting is HUGE, and all you need to have a gun is a permit. Its almost more important to have than a drivers license for some people. Its a "right" to be able to blow an animal to pieces. Now, I have no huge qualms with hunting for food, that what God put animals there for, but when it becomes a sport, then it becomes gross, and it is at that point that a person's "killer instinct" can grow out of control.

This is why most Americans think they should have the right to own a gun: "There are people out there who could try to hurt me! I have to have some way to protect myself!" So, to protect their families, house and themselves, they go out an get themselves a gun.

What I want to know is what happened to the good ol' baseball bat...

Think about it this way: If the "baddies" didn't have guns, then the "goodies" wouldn't need them. And how did the students who killed so many in Columbine get a hold of guns? Through their parents, who had the guns for hunting.

Is gun culture just an American thing though? People have always had it. I can imagine medieval boys talking about the latest crossbow or cannon. Or little boys during revolutions in France chattering about the latest weaponry there.

So, no, its not just an American thing, but, as far as I know they are the only ones who call it a right, not a privilege to carry a weapon. So, up to you now, is it a right to carry a weapon, or is it a privilege that should only be granted to a few people?