If the BBC is that worked up about South Africe then Texas must give them a heart attack.
Any white person in South Africa who does not own several guns is either (a) insanely naiive or (b) a crime victim (rape victim if female).
Ownership of one in 12 people hardly constitutes "armed to the hilt".
The five states with the highest rate of gun ownership--Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and West Virginia
The five states with the lowest rates of gun ownership--Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Oh, the horror!