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As a EU citizen living where guns are essentially banned (in 30yrs I've seen a gun only once - excluding law enforcement) I'm equally scared by both guns and terrorism. Just to outline that the feeling mentioned in the title can be different given your background and social environment.

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yeah, agree with you

I am from Canada and I am more scared by guns than by terrorism even given that just several days ago, we had one such attack on our soil.

A terrorist attack for me is like a lightning strike. Seems to be deadly but not very probable.

Meanwhile, living among people who casually own guns (like in US) is like living in a place where everybody has untamed wild tigers and bears at home. Unpredictable, dangerous, not very smart. It's a real day-to-day threat to our lives.

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