Worldwide Picks: What Non-Americans Love About Life in the USA

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Fistful of Rights

The right to own, carry, and use a firearm to defend yourself.

I live in Canada and think it’s ridiculous that self-defense with anything other than your fists is illegal.

Fists are useless if somebody is coming at me with a knife, or, worse, a gun.

The most messed up part about it is not only are guns illegal, but you can’t use any self-defense tools. No tasers, knives, etc.

Basically, all you can do is invite the person inside for a cup of tea and hope to settle things verbally, which is honestly messed up.

It should be 100% legal for me to carry any self-defense tools, even guns, assuming I acquire them legally and jump through the proper legal hoops (background check, mental health evaluation, training, etc.)

People try to use the argument “Canada is safe” or “that won’t happen,” but nobody ever expects to be the victim… Until they are.

When seconds count, the police are minutes away. I’d certainly rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.