Week 7... more thoughts on guns.......

http://current.com/1k79m4c

A map which confirms the complexity of gun control and gun use in the US - check the website which explains the definitions of the map's key. In virtually every state there is a different  legal context for the use of "arms". A problem for the individual, each State and the Fed. Government.
For still another view on the American scene check this website and look through some of the cartoons -
http://redstatepatriot.com/gun_control/ - pretty extreme.
Yet another over-dramatised and emotional defence of one of the "great freedoms" of America! I find this one of the most difficult and unwelcome aspects of America - the stats. provided by Alasadair in his Monday lecture (on the LEN) illustrate the consequences of the "right to bear arms" - perhaps the wording of a document from the 18th. century needs bringing up to date?
Just a thought! Have a good week and thanks again for your prompt and varied posts and discussion.
John.