BULLS AND GUNS
Because of my background, Spaniards I know -friends, acquaintances, relatives- hold me responsible for whatever might be going on in the US and want me to offer explanations on the whys and wherefores of certain ills the country has. I try to explain and offer plausible answers often on historical principles. The question of guns and shootings comes up often, mainly because random shootings, and killings, seem to be the order of the day in the country of the free. Why are guns sold as a matter of fact over the counter? Why are there no laws to ban such sales? At this stage of the game and after so many years the short answer is that being realistic, there is nothing to be done about this matter. GUNS in the United States are there to stay. And two good reasons come to my mind: the average American has a fixation with guns and the arms industry moves a lot of dollars and creates much employment. Big business. Excuses other than the second amendment abound, and the one I find most curio...