3. The Worst Part About Traveling Abroad Is Leaving My Beautiful Gun at Home
For the record, not all Americans are NRA supporters and less than half of households own a firearm. However, the US does have the highest number of guns per capita on the planet, and this hot-button issue is often debated in the world media. Proverbial “gun toting rednecks” are a proud and vocal group, so the stereotype seems to follow every American who travels to other countries. This issue bewilders many foreigners who can’t fathom why that “right to bear arms” bit in the constitution is such a big deal, especially considering all the violent crime statistics that seem to make stricter gun-control a no-brainer policy. Most of the pro-gun viewpoints stand in stark contrast to many other “civilized” countries where a gun culture isn’t enmeshed. There’s a cloud of fear and violence in America, and much of the world looks on aghast.
