-> If one considers hunting as well as target and
-> self-defense, an AWFUL lot of households have some
-> type of firearm in them.. MOST might be a stretch,
-> nationally, but there are certainly areas of the
-> country where almost ALL households have firearms,
-> and others where there aren't many at all.
It is the word "most" that set of the sirens when I read it. Granted,
things vary from region to region.
Of course, I'm a SoCal girl. Living currently in Los Angeles county, but
not by much. I still consider myself an Orange Countian, which is where
I've lived most of my life, and where I work.
My sister,  who went to University of Utah, told us how on the first day
of deer hunting season, the schools are closed. They know that no one
will come to school, so why have school in session? I'm sure that well
over the majority of households in that area have a gun.
Like you say, I suspect it is a regional thing.
Sheila King
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