In some places in the U.S., it’s perfectly legal to come into a supermarket armed to the teeth. You’re not committing a crime until you actually start killing people.

This must sound completely absurd to people outside the U.S. Please know that it sounds the same to most of us within it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/a-heavily-armed-man-caused-panic-at-a-supermarket-but-did-he-break-the-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A Heavily Armed Man Caused Panic at a Supermarket. But Did He Break the Law?

In states with permissive gun laws, police and prosecutors have limited tools at their disposal when a heavily armed individual sows fear or panic in public.

@Julie @hannu_ikonen by “some places” we mean roughly 40 states.