[anotheroldrider]

I'm a Sig fan, myself, but the unfortunate truth is quite a few homeowners end up shot with their own handguns. They don't seem to understand that a handgun is absolutely the last resort - useful only after every other option has been exhausted, and never, ever point a gun at someone unless you fully intend to shoot them. As for the "free" medical, etc. - along with it comes with 25 or 30% (or more) value added taxes, $8US per gallon petrol, etc. Most of my friends in countries with socialized medicine complain bitterly about long waits, antiquated equipment, poor choices of doctors and treatments, etc. They then buy their own supplemental health insurance on top of what they're already giving their governments huge portions of their salaries for. Personally, I'm quite happy buying my own from the beginning and paying significantly less taxes than I would in any of the dozen or so countries I've worked in over the past 20 years.

What those countries do have over the US is better motorcycles.