[Aliantha]

I know I'm not a US citizen and things are different here, but I was raised in a family where rural life was pretty entrenched. My father owned a number of guns, as did/do a number of other relatives. I have learned to fire and care for pretty much all of them and have been taught to have respect for them. I don't fear guns is what I'm trying to demonstrate.

Even if the laws here in Australia were similar to those in the US in that a majority of people owned firearms, I still would think it strange for someone to feel the need to be armed when they go to the shops to get milk and bread. Yes I have been part of communities where guns are used almost daily as a means to hunt food for animals and as protection from things like deadly snakes etc, so yes, I've travelled in vehicles where there's a gun behind the seat at all times, and everyone knows where it is, and how to use it in case of emergency. Usually a shot gun with a range of ammunition to suit the purpose.

I would still think it was odd if someone took that gun out of the truck and felt the need to walk down the street with it.