>Hi John,
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>I'm also glad that you son wasn't hurt.
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>With all your experience and our impression (those not from the USA) that everybody in the USA have guns, how come that your son doesn't have at least one gun?

My son is not old enough to carry one. You have to be 21 in the US to carry a pistol, and I'm pretty sure he'll get one after going through the police academy. I've already taught him how to shoot, but there's that legality issue for right now. If this keeps up, we'll have get him a LAWS rocket!