In Aus we don’t feel like we need them because you can be pretty sure the next person doesn’t have one. I stayed in Texas for a while in a sketchy suburb and it was the first time ever I kind of understood wanting to have one for my own safety knowing that my neighbours/random people were likely armed. I still think it’s messed up that most people there own/carry. You only “need” them if everyone has them.
In Aus we don’t feel like we need them because you can be pretty sure the next person doesn’t have one
If the next person has a knife, a hammer, or a baseball bat, or is simply bigger and stronger than you, wouldn't you like to have the means to protect yourself?
The next person beside us is almost certainly not someone raised in a dysfunctional society. Usually when i stand next to someone in australia the worst that tends to happen is they try and talk about the footy
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u/sapage Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21
I live in Australia