My grandmother said Sicily was taken over by so many different countries for centuries, that they formed their own quasi government to stay as a cohesive group to do what they needed to do.
My ‘family’ had great respect for them. One of my aunts had a gun safe, they all carry guns but when they went to her house she would not let them sit at the table armed.
Exciting group.
>> “One of my aunts had a gun safe, they all carry guns but when they went to her house she would not let them sit at the table armed.” <<
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Sounds like my mother. My Bro and I carried our .22s with us almost everywhere we went, but when they came in the house, they had to be put away.