Gun clubs

Gun clubs are very popular in the United States but not so much in other European countries for example. I have recently seen a documentary which is called "Bowling for columbine" and which talks mainly about a shooting that happened in a college in Colorado. In the documentary, the issue of gun clubs is raised and questioned. In the United States, the number of people killed by guns is much higher than anywhere else, and ironically, the United States is the country where the number of people carrying a weapon "to protect themselves" is the highest. That really gives food for thought!

I completely understand that people have this need to protect themselves because they don't trust in the police being able to ensure the security of everybody. However, gun clubs might not realise the impact they have and this could lead to abuses and accidents like in Colorado. There are, unfortunately, people who aren't responsible enough to be able to carry a weapon, or people who just don't take it as seriously as it should be taken.

In the United States, a law allows people to carry a weapon at home. Gun clubs know that and they want to make sure that this law stays in force. Therefore, they try to encourage people to join clubs without taking into account that young people may not be well prepared or even aware of the risks.

In conclusion, what is worth saying is that gun clubs are a consequence of a general feeling of insecurity that dominates the United States nowadays. Unfortunately, the only thing to do, in order to improve the security of everyone, is for the government to ban definitely gun clubs and repeal this insane law!