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America is facing another big debate on guns, nothing to unusual there but after the media coverage of yet another school shooting the world is also watching and wondering what the hell is going on. Opinions vary wildly on this subject and I am trying to understand why this seems such a touchy subject, why can’t America just follow suit with other western countries and remove firearms altogether? Let me make clear though that I also like guns, I like shooting and I like violent movies and games. I am a privileged non-American and am giving my 2 cents on the subject because I can, not because I should. I think there are three main points and reasons why anyone in America would want a gun; self defence 2 nd amendment rights hunting or sporting reasons Self defence Self-defence would include anything from home-intrusions to protecting ones assets or valuables, but in pretty much all cases it would be to counter an opponent or attacker ...