I don’t see this as a place where you need guns to live to feel safe,” Sharma said. “I can understand in the U.S. maybe, but here it’s a different story.
It actually isn’t different in the U.S. The notion that you’re in greater danger of being the target of a violent crime in the U.S. is a myth, with one notable exception: because the place is awash in firearms, your chances of being the victim of a gunshot are higher. But most of those tragedies are accidents, family disputes that get out of hand, and suicides. So, people think they need the guns to defend them from the guns - which isn’t true.