Absolutely.  I&#x27;m consistently surprised that things like [1] are not seen as absurd and even illegal.  I found another article, &quot;Gun homicides in Poland are about as common as deaths from
bicycle riders being hit by cars in the United States&quot; (and many other variations) [2] very sad, too.  How is it that a civilised nation allows such things to happen?  The US seems like a very cool place, with so much potential, but increasingly, i&#x27;m considering putting it on my personal blacklist as far as destinations to look for work go.  I just can&#x27;t imagine living in fear of some concealed-carry-permit holding goon deciding to shoot the place up (and that&#x27;s not even considering the violence perpetrated by legitimate LEOs...).<p>Why would you want to have a killing machine lying around at home?  That sounds horrific.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;dec&#x2F;02&#x2F;gun-tv-home-shopping-channel" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;dec&#x2F;02&#x2F;gun-tv-home-s...</a><p>2. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;05&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;in-other-countries-youre-as-likely-to-be-killed-by-a-falling-object-as-a-gun.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;05&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;in-other-countries-...</a> (was on HN recently)