Nowadays to buy one would be expensive, a black market.
But there is a defensive gun in every house in Lebanon. Some regions more than others. It's part of the history and, in a way, the culture.
There is no "random mass shootings" problem though. Innocent gun victims die in other ways, like stray bullets from celebrations in weddings and in speeches of political leaders, or the casual skirmish between the followers of two opposing political factions!
But there is a defensive gun in every house in Lebanon. Some regions more than others. It's part of the history and, in a way, the culture.
There is no "random mass shootings" problem though. Innocent gun victims die in other ways, like stray bullets from celebrations in weddings and in speeches of political leaders, or the casual skirmish between the followers of two opposing political factions!