I can't find it, I'm afraid. Maybe she would remember - I thought it was on my LJ or hers but it could have been someone else. This will teach me to put my lengthy comments on other people's LJs into memories!
Basically, she was saying that being in an area where many people were armed made her feel secure because she knew that criminals would be wary, and I was saying that being in a place where police were armed made me feel uneasy at the thought that the police needed guns. We talked it through a bit, and ended up coming to the conclusion that in areas where guns are a part of everyday life (e.g. for hunting meat that forms an essential part of the family's diet), people's attitudes to guns are more positive, while in the UK, where most people's knowledge of guns comes from movie shootouts and news coverage of serial killers, people are more likely to react with fear, and/or to associate guns with military or criminal activities.
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Basically, she was saying that being in an area where many people were armed made her feel secure because she knew that criminals would be wary, and I was saying that being in a place where police were armed made me feel uneasy at the thought that the police needed guns. We talked it through a bit, and ended up coming to the conclusion that in areas where guns are a part of everyday life (e.g. for hunting meat that forms an essential part of the family's diet), people's attitudes to guns are more positive, while in the UK, where most people's knowledge of guns comes from movie shootouts and news coverage of serial killers, people are more likely to react with fear, and/or to associate guns with military or criminal activities.