>>Well I have seen people (in the U.S.) wearing side-arms in restaurants and such, and they seemed to grow in numbers the further south I got.
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>Maybe the food gets worse the further south you go. One way to ensure good service and food, if the waiter fears the tip he gets might be pointed and made of lead. :-)

Other than cops or security, I ahve never seen anyone wearing a gun. Oh, by the way, the food actually gets better the further south you go...