Don't Shoot!
Guns are a touchy subject these days. Especially in the U.S. But not in Spain. Here, most people think the Americans have gone crazy about firearms, seeing monsters under the bed they need to protect themselves from with the most deadly weapon available. Spaniards do not understand why a normal person with a normal life would think he needs to own an automatic rifle to defend himself. Does that person live in the middle of a combat zone? Or is he creating one? Guns are not forbidden in Spain. Anyone eighteen years or older can apply for a gun permit. But there are caveats. Firearms are divided into seven categories, from short firearms and long firearms with rifled barrels in categories one and two, to crossbows, bows, blank firing guns, and flare guns in category seven. And that passes through hunting rifles, compressed air rifles, machetes, and antique firearms that can still fire. An applicant is required to prove a necessity for the firearm, from personal defense to hunting. That...