Shandy57
That seems to be the bottom line Chesnut. My British friend in California said her neighbour told her she has a gun so if a criminal shoots at her, she can shoot back. Thing is, where are the police? Why is everyone so scared for their life?
You ask a good question. The US has a population of over 330 million. Our land mass is also greater that Europe.
Here are stats of officers to citizens for large US cities. Lets just look at Denver Colorado, since it is a city close to Boulder. This is even old data from 2010.
DenverColorado607,0511,7051,47028.124.2
There are 24.2 officers for every 607,051 citizens.
And big cities all around the country are now defunding the police. Which means less police officers per capita.
This year alone, gun ownership in the US has skyrocketed. I know, a fact that is hard not believe. People who have typically been anti-gun are now buying them. It is so bad here that gun manufacturers cant keep up.