Though I know that both topics are highly discussable. I disagree with you on "archaic Second Amendment", but I like that you have your right to disagree with it.
The main problem mentioned in topic is not the weed consumption -- it's the taboo of even talking about it.
In many US states you can assume that people you walk past may well have a handgun under his jacket or in her purse.
> In fact, I met much more people with firearms in public in Israel.
In Israel 1) conscripts don't keep their weapons loaded (you can often see the ammo kept hanging separately outside), and 2) anyone with a weapon has received strict training on weapon safety. Gun ownership in Israel is not really comparable to the USA.
I think that's kind of a stretch. Where I live I think most people have a gun or two at home, and I do too, but I've never personally met someone who carries them around on the street. (For one thing, I've tried those conceal carry holsters, and found them extremely uncomfortable.)
The only time my guns are out is for hunting, or going to the range with friends.
It really isn't. I know a lot of people that have a concealed carry permit, myself included, and regularly carry a firearm. You would never know it, because it is concealed and they won't go around talking about it, but its relatively common. Also, I'm in a pretty liberal state so I imagine its even more common in conservative areas
Though, something has to be added for context: 95% of people in Israel walking around with weapons are soldiers. So of course you feel safer than next to a random hillbilly. This is not relevant to discussion about the 2nd amendment.
How so? Is the whole of Israel Tel Aviv? Is there not daily violence in Israel? Is there not a whole nation locked in a ghetto inside its borders? Is that not Israel? Only Tel Aviv is Israel?
Great that you feel so safe near Israeli soldiers, I myself will never set foot in the country.
You probably did but weren't aware, as the vast majority of people carrying firearms carry concealed.
In the South, you can see people walking around with handguns in Walmart. It's not uncommon at all. If you didn't see that when you were in the US, it's probably because you were in one of the "blue" states.