Guns

I am reading the story of Samuel Colt who was the founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now known as Colt's Manufacturing Company). I saw the movie, “Bowling for Columbine” last year. I am interested in why people need to have guns in the U.S.

The Japanese government forbids people to have guns in Japan. There are few exceptions like hunters, but most Japanese cannot have own guns. Many people support this policy.

Japan and the U.S are very different in this respect.

PS
By the way, I want to fire a gun once in my life.