Uh, no, it's not. Not "the opposite", I mean.

According to all statistics I've ever seen or heard, the USA *is* pretty much "a gun-battling place".

Statistics? Or TV shows?

Guns are rarely used, even in the US. Very rarely. (rarely is a relative term, yes, they're used more than in say, Sweden) And their rates of use are going DOWN. Not up. Down.

This isn't the popular image projected by the media, I realise.

There's not a showdown on Every Main Street, Every Day, as Ashton portrays, nor does the NRA (or anybody else) advocate one.

Addison