Odd World: Man Owns 100 Guns, 100,000 Rounds for Self-Protection

There are so many differences and peculiarities in the world even in these days of the global village.

Like the Yoruba adage says, “bí wọ́n ṣe máa ń ṣe ní ile yii, eewọ ibo míràn ni” which translates to “what is the norm in one culture is a taboo in another”.

The issue of gun ownership for whatever purpose is so important in the United States, U.S., that it is deeply entrenched in the country’s constitution as a fundamental human right.

The right to keep and bear arms in the United States is a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most U.S. states.

“The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the Bill of Rights.” (Wikipedia)

This brings this author to this story posted on Quora by Guns and self-protection in December 2021, which is reposted below, as he wonders what folks from other parts of the world would think of it.

You may have heard on the news about a Southern California man who was put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home.

The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.

By Southern California standards, someone owning 100,000 rounds is considered “mentally unstable.

But…

In Michigan, he’d be called ”the last white guy still living in Detroit”.

In Arizona, he’d be called “an avid gun collector”.

In Arkansas, he’d be called “a novice gun collector”.

In Utah, he’d be called “moderately well prepared”, but they’d probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.

In Kansas, he’d be “A guy down the road you would want to have for a friend”.

In Montana, he’d be called “The neighborhood ‘Go-To’ guy”.

In Idaho, he’d be called ”a likely gubernatorial candidate”.

In Georgia, he’d be called “an eligible bachelor”.

In North Carolina, Virginia, WV, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Minnesota he would be called “a deer hunting buddy”.

AND, OF COURSE,

In Florida, he’d just be “a guy who’s a little short on Ammo”.

What do you think such a person would be called in Nigeria?

Maxwell Oyekunle