“In countries from Colombia to Brazil, Jamaica to Guatemala, as in the USA, people’s response to fear was to purchase weapons for self-defense. And in many places this meant not just having a gun, but a high powered one with loads of ammunition. Cuba has taken a different approach”: Cuban blogger Circles Robinson says that fewer guns equals more tourists.
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