“Since taking it, I have regained my shooting vitality. In the United States, guns are even used to sell dietary supplements on television. A solid argument, and for good reason: nearly 400 million weapons are held in the country for… 370 million inhabitants, according to estimates. To buy it, each state has its own law, from the most restrictive, as in California, to the most flexible, as in Texas.
Flexible perhaps, but not permissive, assures Mr. McBride, who has run McBride’s Guns Inc. store in Austin, the capital of Texas, since 1960. “To buy a gun, you must prove your identity, your American citizenship and pass a wide background check…