<p>My experience of living in the U.S. has taught me that gun is a very important part of that culture. A lot of people here have guns in their home as protection & they are not afraid to use it. I also find that hunting here is considered a sport. Where I came from, owing a gun is akin to criminal behaviour. </p>
<p>Another cautionary tale I want to share is that a few weeks ago, Rice U. lost a student at a shooting range. She’s an international student who went to a shooting range, presumably to practice shooting but she died perhaps because of a shooting accident. I guess my point is that if you do grow up around guns, you do not know how to safely handle guns. For someone who is fascinated by it, they will mostly handle it the wrong way, causing accidents.</p>