Cretans also have a tradition of keeping firearms at home, a tradition lasting from the era of resistance against the Ottoman Empire. Nearly every rural household on Crete has at least one unregistered gun.[17] Guns are subject to strict regulation from the Greek government, yet the authorities turn a blind eye, accepting gun possession as their tradition.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Crete
I looked up Crete on Wikipedia because the daughter of my boss is stationed there in the Navy. One curious description:
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I attribute this to the long and close history the Greeks share with their Muslim neighbors.
ReplyDeleteWhat's curious? In most European countries rural people would have a gun in the house until recent "crackdowns".
ReplyDeleteNikos Kazantzakis has a great novel, Freedom or Death, about a Cretan revolt against their Turkish overlords. highly worth reading!
ReplyDelete--according to Worldwide Gunowners Guide, Crete is indeed home to many firearms , including much left over WW2 material---
ReplyDelete--indeed--according to Worldwide Gunowners Guide, Crete is awash in firearms, including many left over WW2 machine guns---
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