> As an European, I guess the actual reason for all the shootings incl police shootings is very much connected with culture. You guys love your weapons and carry them around. And then, whether it’s a police encounter or a bar fight, you don’t use your fists but your weapons.

The Czech Republic has had shall issue concealed carry for about 30 years, and a majority of gun owners there has a permit for that. Their police does not shoot any more people per capita than the British police does (CZ has a lower homicide rate than the UK as well).