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> Of course this is mostly fantasy. I don't think we'll see gun-carry in the West any time soon. ... What part of the West are you talking about? It's super co
by scottlocklin 7y ago
> Of course this is mostly fantasy. I don't think we'll see gun-carry in the West any time soon. ...
What part of the West are you talking about? It's super common in vast swathes of the US.
- dmos62 7y agoThe Occident. Yeah, I guess those swathes of the US are the popular exception.
- scottlocklin 7y agoGot it. Though it was pretty common in big parts of The West (as in The Occident) in the first half of the 20th century as well. At least via my understanding of things.
- dmos62 7y agoI'd be interested in reading more on that, I really haven't a clue about gun culture of that time.
- scottlocklin 7y agoI can't cite a reference, but many pieces of fiction from the day and historical accounts seem to involve people with ready access to firearms. Google produced this which seems to support what I said above (aka British people seemed to have common access to firearms until ~ WW2 times): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_policy_in_the_United_Kingdom#Firearms_legislation_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_policy_in_the_United_...