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Originally Posted by snootchiebootchies
I would agree it's mostly fear mongering by the media, although that doesn't mean I don't feel guns are a problem down there. But I have family in the US and they are nonplussed about the topic of gun violence and mass shootings. Many of them are ex-military so they are comfortable around weapons and around people carrying arms. It says something about America that the members of my family in the US voluntarily join the military while none of my family in Canada would even consider it, even though they immigrated to their respective countries around the same time.
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I think it all really depends on where you live in the US as well.
Here in the greater DC area, most people I know are either anti gun or pro gun control at the very least. When I was living in Louisiana, it was a whole other ball game. The attitudes of people in DC as opposed to New Orleans is quite different as well in terms of general fear and mistrust of other people. People in Washington have no issue with being out and about in their city at all times of the day. In Louisiana, I was told specifically not to go in to New Orleans after 8pm unless I want to get shot.
I find the states that have a greater sense of fear in the population usually have a higher number of gun nuts.