HN is a site devoted to tech, right now the tech world is dominated by US companies. Therefore many non-US based readers of HN will be devs or work in the tech

HN is a site devoted to tech, right now the tech world is dominated by US companies. Therefore many non-US based readers of HN will be devs or work in the tech industry and could have the opportunity to move from safe countries in the EU to work in the US. In the same way that the GP wouldn't choose to move to the United States most people would not choose to move to the middle East for their career due to the risks. The GP has simply indicated that the risk of being shot in the US is too high for them. Now you have lived there and have never seen anybody who has been shot. I live in the UK and I have never seen anybody who has been shot either. But if we look at the overall statistics, you are much more likely to be involved in a gun related incident than I am. I think you are taking it personally as someone disliking your country when in fact it is a rational response for someone to want to expose themselves to less danger. In the same way that you would not move to Egypt for a better paying job because, as a woman, you would be much more likely to experience sexual harassment and/or sexual violence there than you would in the US. And where else would this be discussed, everyone says "don't politicise" these events, but if you dont talk about it now when do you discuss it? Brought up next week and we will be in the aftermath of a different tragedy or some other crisis. These events need to be addressed when they happen, otherwise nothing will be done.