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I've never held a real gun or had one pointed at me, although I did some target shooting with a BB gun when I was a kid (are those legal in Europe?). I've also never felt that I've needed a gun in any situation.
I think people are more cautious about who they piss off here. It is, for example, commonly thought that you could get shot at by wandering onto a farmer's property. Some people are also scared that angering someone on the road could lead to them drawing a gun. It is likely that these conceptions are exaggerated, but there are a significant number of people who consider them before acting.
There is also some (real?) danger even when the shooter doesn't intend any harm. It's generally not a good idea to go hiking during hunting season, for example. I know someone who got several rounds fired at him while he was hiking. Luckily, the hunter who thought he was a deer was too drunk to aim properly.
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