Philippe Coste says Americans display amazing familiarity with acts of violence . It also brought back the story a teacher had told us about the sound he had heard as a child in World War II , of German SS soldiers finishing off hostages one by one in a courtyard of his village . Way harder to find efficient weapons in Europe , he says : this will expose potential killers . French hunters do n't carry guns , he points out . They only have three - year license to carry guns . Others : There are many illegal guns , but fear and taboo are more efficient gun control .
Philippe Coste says Americans display amazing familiarity with acts of violence . Way harder to find efficient weapons in Europe , he says : this will expose potential killers . French hunters do n't carry guns , he points out . They only have three - year license to carry guns . Others : There are many illegal guns , but fear and taboo are more efficient gun control .