[marktwain]

Yet seven score and 14 years later, people in the country can still purchase guns easily in supermarkets,”

They say that as if it is a bad thing.

Lots of Chinese disagree.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***can still purchase guns easily in supermarkets,”***

I remember those pre-1968 days! Hardware stores, grocery stores, clothing stores, sporing goods stores, saddle shops, gas stations, and many others had a gun counter with all sorts of rifles, shotguns, pistols. Tons of Army surplus rifles and handguns. Cash and carry.

Age limit was usually 16 for firearms, no age for ammo purchases. No background checks, no waiting periods, no forms to fill out, across state line sales no problem. The USA was awash in guns.

And crime was very low back then. Then the politicians began to stir the pot.