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Gun ownership, especially in the mountainous northwest, is part of traditional Pakistani culture. Rifles are handed down from generation to generation for hunting and for celebratory fire. In the 21st century, increases in terrorist threats, and particularly in urban kidnappings, extortions, and robberies, has led to an increase in civilian demand for guns for self-protection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wonacott |first=Peter |date=January 6, 2009 |title=For Middle-Class Pakistanis, a Gun Is a Must-Have Accessory: With Kidnappings and Violence on the Rise, Demand for Weapons Permits Grows |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB123120431026355961 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |location= |publisher= |accessdate=January 26, 2014 }}</ref> Gun ownership, especially in the mountainous northwest, is part of traditional Pakistani culture. Rifles are handed down from generation to generation for hunting and for celebratory fire. In the 21st century, increases in terrorist threats, and particularly in urban kidnappings, extortions, and robberies, has led to an increase in civilian demand for guns for self-protection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wonacott |first=Peter |date=January 6, 2009 |title=For Middle-Class Pakistanis, a Gun Is a Must-Have Accessory: With Kidnappings and Violence on the Rise, Demand for Weapons Permits Grows |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB123120431026355961 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |location= |publisher= |accessdate=January 26, 2014 }}</ref>

In no particular order, Pakistanis view the right to arms and/or the right to bear arms and/or state militias as important for one or more of these purposes:

*Repelling an invasion;<ref>http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=77103</ref>
*];
*Facilitating a natural right of self-defence;<ref name="online.wsj.com">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123120431026355961.html</ref>
*Participating in law enforcement;<ref>http://dawn.com/2012/04/30/trading-bullets-in-a-gun-friendly-nation/</ref>
*Enabling the people to organise a militia system.<ref>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/pakistan/120303/pakistan-volunteer-militias-taliban-afghanistan</ref>


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Revision as of 22:40, 30 July 2014

Gun cultures are found around the world, and evidence various attitudes towards guns in such places as the United States, UK, Japan, and Pakistan. Among the most studied and discussed global gun cultures is that of the gun culture in the United States.


United States

See also: Gun culture in the United States

Gun culture in the United States is rooted all the way back to the very first colonists who arrived on the Mayflower. Since then guns have spread into every aspect of American life, ranging from paintball, to videogames, to kitchen appliances that look like guns and shoot salad. There are even competative sniper rifle shooting competitions. Shooting clubs can be found nearly everywhere, as are war re-inactor groups, and there are themeparks where audiences may watch staged gunfights as entertainment. Guns in the United states are a common gift, and they are produced in all manner of sizes shapes and colors; there are even guns designed for children. Guns are often considered by style rather than function, and all manner of other items can be easily found in gun form including jewelry, toys, tools, cigarrette lighters, clocks, etc. Americans are, in many respects, "the" gun culture, far dwarfing any others elsewhere, and guns pervade nearly every color of the American experience.


United Kingdom

See also: Gun politics in the United Kingdom and Culture of the United Kingdom

The U.K. gun culture is represented by shooting sports.


Japan

See also: Culture of Japan

A gun culture in the Western sense never developed in Japan. According to David Kopel, weapons there "always were, and remain today, the mark of the rulers, not the ruled." He wrote: "In short, while many persons may admire Japan's near prohibition of gun ownership, it is not necessarily true that other nations, such as the United States, could easily replicate the Japanese model. Japan's gun laws grow out of a culture premised on voluntary submission to authority, a cultural norm that is not necessarily replicated in Western democracies."

Pakistan

See also: Gun politics in Pakistan and Culture of Pakistan

Gun ownership, especially in the mountainous northwest, is part of traditional Pakistani culture. Rifles are handed down from generation to generation for hunting and for celebratory fire. In the 21st century, increases in terrorist threats, and particularly in urban kidnappings, extortions, and robberies, has led to an increase in civilian demand for guns for self-protection.

In no particular order, Pakistanis view the right to arms and/or the right to bear arms and/or state militias as important for one or more of these purposes:

  • Repelling an invasion;
  • suppressing insurrection;
  • Facilitating a natural right of self-defence;
  • Participating in law enforcement;
  • Enabling the people to organise a militia system.

See also

References

  1. Fisher, Max (December 15, 2012). "What makes America's gun culture totally unique in the world, in four charts". Washington Post. Washington D.C. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1886076_1857761,00.html
  3. "The British Association for Shooting & Conservation". BASC. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. Kopel, David B. (1993). "Japanese Gun Control". guncite.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. Wonacott, Peter (January 6, 2009). "For Middle-Class Pakistanis, a Gun Is a Must-Have Accessory: With Kidnappings and Violence on the Rise, Demand for Weapons Permits Grows". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  6. http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=77103
  7. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123120431026355961.html
  8. http://dawn.com/2012/04/30/trading-bullets-in-a-gun-friendly-nation/
  9. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/pakistan/120303/pakistan-volunteer-militias-taliban-afghanistan

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