Just today I said “ I wouldn’t visit America if they paid me because I’m scared I’d get shot “ I along with everyone else is in a complete state of shock about America and guns

I’m Australian and practically every person I know, including a client who is one of the richest people in Australia, say they won’t go back to the USA for any reason citing gun violence and how America has generally gone insane.

Canadian here. Nothing could make me go to the U.S. for any reason right now. Same reason I don't book vacations in war zones. It is far too dangerous. Not worth the risk.

How can you say that guns are not everywhere when there are more guns than people ?

0:53 When Ireland warns their citizens against going to USA because of gun violence due to mass shootings, you know it’s bad. 😮

I live in Europe and I can see the death toll in mass/shootings is in no way comparable to the US level. The sensible gun legislation has spared us in Europe. There are three things the US should fix: Sensible gun laws, education and health care for all!

I'm from the UK and I wouldn't even contemplate going to the USA on vacation. You keep your guns and I'll keep my money. Crazy country lol

I was speaking with an English couple in Thailand once. They wouldn't take their kids to Disney World because of our gun violence. The gentleman said he knew it was unlikely but he wasn't going to take a chance with his babies.

I’m an Australian… Gun violence is one reason not to travel to the States. Yet for me, I don’t want to be exposed to the stupidity that allows & tolerates guns. The foolish narrative that justifies guns in the community is stunning.

Why would any person in their right mind intentionally come to the US for a vacation??

It’s not just the horrendous frequency of mass shootings and “carry laws” that frighten potential visitors. It’s also the legacy of hate and violence fostered under tfg.

As a potential visitor to US, the rate of indiscriminate killings, the rise in racism, the rise in bigotry are keeping me away.

I'm a retired Canadian who had plans on being a Snowbird in the winter in Florida , what would my life be like if my wife of almost 50 yrs got shot and it was my fault for taking her there an saying don't worry they treat Canadians special . No thank you , the trust is lost !

I have family who were supposed to come visit the U.S. this year and they canceled their plans because they are afraid of the violence. Not just because of the guns, but the xenophobia too.

I am booked on a trip to the USA in September but will only be there for 3 days before going to Canada. The gun culture in America is so ridiculous that it makes me very apprehensive. I WILL NOT travel in open carry and permit less carry states. This will be my last trip to the States until laws change and the NRA no longer control the GOP and Congress. My tourism dollars will be spent elsewhere.

No one needs to walk around with a gun that’s how things escalate out of control!!💙🗽⚖️🇺🇸

My daughter and son-in-law have been regular visitors to the US for years. Just last week I pleaded with them not to go again. I am too old to bring up my 6 yr old grandson. He needs his Mum and Dad. The UK now has an "advisory" in respect of America.

"Mommie, when are we going to Disney World again"? "Not until after an evil man is defeated by Mickey Mouse, honey,"

MORE THAN SEVEN... Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Amnesty International have all issued travel advisories for people visiting the United States, citing the high rate of gun violence.

Not just tourism. University education too. Parents who may have once planned to send their children to the US for degrees would be looking at options. Or international work talent. The domino effect is far reaching.

I remember when gun culture in America was about hunting ducks with your grandpa. Now it's modern warfare, and hunting humans.

As a Brit I would never now visit any red state. And would NEVER put my child into an American school.

With all due respect - I'm from Australia - I've visited the USA before but won't come back until there is gun reform - I'll go to Canada - it's much safer

Funny you consider the US to be a developed country...

Any female tourists of child bearing age who are actively trying to start a family will also not want to come to a country that can't offer healthcare in case they suffer issues based around a 6 week abortion ban - Florida is a no go!

My first time visiting the US (in '04) I landed at LAX alone and had to find my way to Anaheim. I had no idea how to do that, so when I spotted a cop I figured they might have some advice. Here's the thing, cops in NZ are generally helpful and friendly when out and about. Not so with this one. As I approached I made eye contact and smiled, and he responded by putting one hand on his holstered gun and raising the other to stop me. Welcome to America, indeed.

We live abroad. Two weeks ago I flew in for a funeral. Arrived Friday evening, left Monday morning. DID NOT SPEND A SINGLE CENT while I was there. I'm so glad I didn't have to rent a car, for fear of getting turned around and needing to turn around in someone's driveway.

The wonderful thing about a gun is that it gives you control no matter how cowardly, lazy or stupid you are. Republicans need that.

Just like the guy from across the pond, we Americans also don't understand the NRA's grip on this nation.

I'm an American living abroad. I don't think I will ever return to the US again, and not just because of the gun violence. It's the mentality that is so very disturbing and uncomfortable. The inequality and poverty, as well as intolerance. People seemed afraid and nobody WALKS. If you do youre looked at with suspision. I found these things so evident when I went home for a family visit, and (in an affluent area!) and americans just accept it as normal.

Several of my friends and acquaintances, many of whom used to holiday with my family whilst we lived in the US for several years, tell me they have crossed the country off their tourist plans. This is particularly true of those who have children under 16. This is the case with my EU, UK, Aussie, Canadian, and E African family & friends in equal measure. 🤔😢

I, for one, would not consider traveling to the US because of the gun violence and also the political extremism in so many states. I lived in the US for 5 years in the 80's and 6 years in the 90's. The first time I returned to Europe, I was glad to get back to the different languages, the cultures, the history, etc. The second time I returned to Europe, I was glad to get back to feeling safe. So, no, I won't be going back to the US anytime soon and I advise my relatives and friends to avoid going there. There are so many other places on the planet that are safer and therefore more enjoyable. The shootings are nothing new. When I lived there in the 90's, some guy was shooting people randomly at gas stations in the state I lived in. In another area, some kids were shooting at cars on the highway. There were numerous incidents of people shooting other people because of car rage or neighbour disputes. That was bad enough. But now, nowhere is safe in the US - not schools of any level, not supermarkets, not shops, not restaurants, not churches or synagogues, not entertainment places. Perhaps the republicans (who oppose gun laws) don't want tourists. Perhaps they're afraid of them. Perhaps the republicans just want to ruin the formerly-United States. Who elects these idiots, anyway?!

There was a time when I would visit America for a holiday at least twice a year. Boston, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Orlando, Key West, Cape Cod are just a few of the places I’ve been, but since Humpty I haven’t been back and don’t plan to, especially to Orlando and the rest of Florida! And it’s not entirely because of the shootings, it’s also because of the bigotry and homophobia!

I 'used to' vaction in the US but not any more... Turns out everything I need is right here in Canada... Yeah the weather might get crappy but at least it's not raining bullets...

A phrase I'm tired of hearing is America has a gun problem "compared to other developed countries". India has no gun violence problem. As if the developed world is the benchmark for civilized behavior.

German living in Ireland - America is not going to see me spend money on a holiday there. Sadly that means I cannot visit friends where they live.

With tRump and DeSantis running for president. You can tell the direction this country is heading. It’s about time we have to move to Canada, to be free.

We live in Australia and have been visiting the US for many many years, our upcoming trip is going to be the last, at least for a long while, as now having a child I don’t trust our safety in America. We had been planning a big, once in a life time trip to Disney World, in the next few years but have just decided to change our destination and visit Disney in Paris or Tokyo instead. The hun violence is horrendous and we also refuse to support the economy of a stated that think it’s ok to ban books, including one from a very much beloved Australian children books author. It is a shame, indeed! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Here in Finland only the police carry guns, no civilian would ever even dream of doing such a thing. That why it's so alien to us watching what is happening in America.

I'm German and I'm following news and documentaries from the U. S. closely. And I know you can't tar all citizens with the same brush and that the majority of Americans are still reasonable people. But all in all I do have the feeling that parts of the U. S. population are drifting towards an uncivilized stance, with a preference to solve issues not by compromising with the other parties but by strongarming them and by threatening open violence. Why do some people have to show up to elections with AR-15's? I see it as an attempt to intimidate. To allow this in a democracy is, frankly, utterly insane.

won't visit ever again, 1) gun violence and lax gun laws 2) the overturning of roe v wade 3) american politics in general has gone off the rails

I live in the UK and have made several trips to the USA and have enjoyed visiting. Although there are many places there i would still like to see i do worry if I and my girlfriend would be safe, it seems like the lunatics are running the asylum at times

I am Canadian and haven't been to the states in 7 years and won't be going again, even though I used to like going down the Oregon coast.

It is not safe when doing something as mundane as going to walmart to pick up some milk, you end up dead. I'm Canadian, and we used to cross the boarder several times per month, but I will not be visiting the US anytime soon.

The US always have been the country I would most like to visit. But Trump, the christian nationalists and the gun violence really keep me from going there. If I knew that here in Germany every second person most likely had a gun I would be terrified. Knowing that every disupte you may have with any stranger might be your last is rather frightening.

Just the number of people killed by cops is insane. The thought of say a traffic stop in the US is scary, since apparently one has to be very careful and making sure to keep ones hands visible is nuts. Then there is the thing of some people carrying guns, openly or not, that is just as insane, as a tourist who want to even having to look into which states this is "normal" and which aren't. And finally there is the cases of people knocking on the wrong door by mistake, only to be gunned down rather than met with a friendly "Sorry, that must be the next street over..." or similar. PS. Somehow I doubt the US crime statistics are similar to those of other big western nations, seeing as how many problems there is with US law enforcement and justice systems it is hard not to image there being lots of crimes not reported

Here in Canada we think Americans are insane.

I have family, resident aliens and dual citizens for many decades, in the USA. There are obviously many places there I’d like to visit. Yes, the mass shootings deter me. As do the open and concealed weapons. I can rationally mute those fears based on statistics. What I cannot ignore is the fact that your population as a whole has become more both gun happy, and more hateful. If most folks want a semiautomatic ban, why can’t you legislate this?

5:21 “Florida is actually killing it in tourism”. Slip of the tongue? Planted ironic metaphor?

With all the signs of being a very disorderly country, with insane excuses for the chaos and lawlessness (in comparison with other democracies) - of course it doesn't feel like visiting the USA would be a relaxing and fun vacation. More like a worrisome and depressing experience, thinking of misery and danger all the time. I'd rather go to Norway, or Finland.

I have worked in Univesities in Europe and Australia for over 40 years. They used to be what was called the brain drain, where American companies and Universities stole staff and graduates. This no longer happens as al.ost no one wants to move to the US to live anymore. They are also far more Americans applying for academic jobs here and these are no longer just the young wanting to spend a few years overseas. Many are now un their 30s, 40s or even 50s and are looking to move their dailies overseas. Guns is a major driver of this, but it's not the only one. American colleagues also cite the rise of the Christian right and all the cruelty and persecution of all minorities this has led too.

I always like to follow what happens in the USA, as some of it trickles down to Europe a few years later. I wonder if it's solely about gun violence or also about how some sort of madness is being portrayed in connection with that. How the polarization of the American people has been covered and fueled (us versus them) and how this seems to make people to take matters into their own hands, how there doesn't seem to be any difference between facts and fiction anymore, how being confrontational seems to be heard more than being right, how there's no room for moderation but only for extreme and opposite positions, and so on. And all of this when people carry guns freely. Does this seem like a tourist friendly environment?

As an Australian, I can back up these views. The rest of the world looks at America in befuddlement and horror. How can a developed country full of highly intelligent people continue to let this barbarism continue? I've visited America a number of times, but I feel increasingly nervous doing so.

Reporter: There is a concern abroad that guns are everywhere in America. Americans: Yes, it's a concern for us as well.

“It’s generally safe to visit America” aside from gun violence. Oh really? Is it for black people? For LGBTQ? Can I go for a run after dark as a woman? Will the police 100% treat me fairly and orderly if I get into trouble? If the answer is yes to all of the above, I’ll consider going!

I've had New Zealanders tell me that they won't go to the US and ask me if i am afraid to visit home

When I take a vacation, leaving the USA is a must. A vacation shouldn't have the same level of fear I experience every day. Also when I'm abroad I make a point of informing the locals that going to the USA is not a good idea.

Brit in New Zealand here, I’m in the camp of not visiting. I had a friend and coworker visit and I insisted she contact me if there was a mass shooting in her state as I wanted to know she was ok if this happened. Some of my team thought I was slightly over the top. Less than 2 days after she landed in the US there was the shooting at the parade with the mad man and his gun on the loose. Thankfully she messaged immediately so I was able to assure our team she was safe when the headlines reached us. For me, I’m not visiting until some laws changed on guns and rights of minority groups.

I intended to visit US. Changed my plans - why risk my life?

I live in Canada and wouldn't go near the US.!

Glad to live in Canada.

Some Canadians support American-style gun culture in Canada. They join the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights and the National Firearms Association. Their lobbyists, especially Tracey Wilson, self -proclaimed Gun Goddess, meet with the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada regularly to discuss dismantling Canadian gun laws. 36 times this year alone. CPC wants to remove all restrictions on semi automatics and all handguns. Speak to your preferred candidate about his or her stand on gun law before voting.

Florida visitors WARNING: As of July, there will be NO limits on carrying guns on one's person or in a car. No permit, no registration, no background check for crime or mental illness, no safety training, no limit on the number of guns carried. Minor traffic disputes will turn into gunfights harming bystanders.

Me and some of my friends were going to go to Vegas but decided to go to another country instead to many guns

USA needs to put themselves on the do not travel list.

If only the tourism lobby was a powerful as the gun lobby then things might be different.

I strongly discourage any of my friends to visit the States.

If your weird enjoyment as a tourist is to experience something you are not likely to get elsewhere, that is for example a mass shooting among civilians, the right place to go is the US.

I've visited the States a couple of times, but would certainly never go again, though there is much in that vast and beautiful country which I'd like to see. It's not just the *enormous* cost of insuring against illness and accident whilst there; it's the guns, and particularly "open carry" which is just plain intimidation; and (if truth be told) the horrendous tipping system.

Apart from the guns & the crazies , you also have police that shoot before asking questions. In Europe and Australia/New Zealand you can go up to a policeman and ask for general help, directions and even just have a chat without having the fear of being arrested or shot.

The equivalent of state departments in Europe should issue the same kind of warning for visiting the U.S. as we do for places like Haiti or Colombia.

If I were a European, etc., no way I'd take my family to visit Florida, Texas or many other places in the U.S.

I'm Australian and have had many people tell me they 'couldn't go there, not with all those snakes and spiders.' I'm yet to hear of mass killings from a snake or spider attack in a school or shopping mall. Among the comments on this video are suggestions like, 'catch a cab from the airport to the hotel. Catch a cab to the tourist spot and back to the hotel. Don't wander around.' In other words, consider the US to be a place of airports, hotels and tourist spots or theme parks, and nothing else. My wife and young son and I have spent time in Japan, staying in people's homes, walking the streets of cities, even being invited into a school when somebody saw our son and asked if we'd like to see what a Japanese school is like. We've wandered through the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, staying with the local people and with the same almost aimless wandering through large cities and tiny towns. There's no way I'd consider the US for that kind of tourism.

The concerns about gun violence, increasing costs, excessive food additives, over the top tipping, the growing drug culture in many of the cities and how it presents on the streets.The main reason our family has decided not to visit the USA is related to Healthcare.Yes we can get insurance cover but at ever increasing premiums and will the ambulance that arrives accept our Insurance?We are not going to take the risk and that is a shame because I happen to like most Americans that I have ever met and the country has so much to offer in terms of spectacular scenery , buildings and wildlife.Sorry.

.''Tourism needs to do a better job?' 200x the rate of gun deaths and you think tourism needs to do a better job? NOOOO!! -your country needs to keep everyday citizens safe!! Right statistic, woeful conclusion...

I was in the states twice and one time I was with friends in sanfran at night going from pub to pub. Then we heard shots. Everyone went down on the ground, except us. We stood there as statues. A minute later, all went back to normalcy. Not us, we were completely in shock. After a while we were able to walk, nervously. Then… again shots… we lied on the ground immediately. After that, we went to the hotel and drank a beer in safety. The next morning, we ate a breakfast at a bar or something. Asked the bartender if he heard about the shooting. “Where was that?” he asked. “Just around the corner” we replied. “Oh, that’s odd. Usually it’s one block further” he said and went back cleaning up and whistled a happy song. Unbelievable, it’s simply added to culture there. How can one feel safe there?

For me personally, it's more about the "hustler culture" and the political instability than the guns, but it certainly doesn't help that they're also probably armed to the teeth. Either way, I won't ever visit the USA again, nor recommend it for anyone else. It's a horrible place.

I will never voluntarily go to the US.

I must admit that mass shootings and air rage are two of the main reasons why I'm not visiting the 🇺🇸 this year 🇮🇹

I know it is probably safe for me in most places. But if I were non-white, I would never go to the US

As an Australian who has been to the US in the past, I won't be visiting America any time soon. Gun crime seems to be out of control there.

Its been five years since I was in the US. I felt safer as a UN soldier in Kosovo in the late 90s.

I am an American woman who has been living in Europe for over 30 years. Currently I am 74 years old. Both my Swedish husband and I have become handicapped. I am desperately wishing to visit my brother and my closest friends before I become even less able to travel. These horrifying videos of violence will not stop me from visiting those I love the most. But they make me terrified for their well being. Particularly for their boys in middle school.

It is scary. Don’t want to visit another state before know whether of not they have an open Gun/Carry law in effect.

As a non-american who has vowed never to set foot in your country again I can agree with some of that sentiment. For me it's not only the mass shootings and gun violence but I'm black and accustomed to driving on the other side of the road. Not coming over there to lose my life over a minor traffic violation. Your cops are insane. But good luck marketing your tourism as it's not as bad as it looks, we actually have normal non-gun related crime rates.

GQP loves the blood shed! It makes them feel free! How? Why?

It's not so much the mass shootings(horrific as they are) that is the driver that deters tourists, it's the fact that there are so many people that actually have guns, and statistics tell you, if you were to get into a beef with someone there, they are more liable to shoot you than punch you, and that is definitely frightening.

It’s because Americans are seen as highly strung, quick to overreact especially the police. People end up dead for having a faulty taillight, so if you are a tourist, not familiar with the laws, or road rules you are at high risk. An Australian woman recently (2-3 years) called police because of an alleged home intruder ended up dead, shot by the police.

Dear fellow American 🇺🇸.. can we please take care of each other? 🙏

the mere prospect of running into a joe soap with an AK47 most definitely is the main reason I would not go to the US for a vacation - 100% - the fact that any citizen can buy a gun is the scariest thing ever!

Absolutely wrong sir, tourism needs to be alerted more than ever that you are unsafe. If money will impact your gun laws to tighten up? Then it'll boil it down to money. Enough with the avoidance of the reality of the death toll.

However you want to interpret the stats on US gunviolence, massmurders, homelessness, prison-horrors, childpoverty, etc - to me they show a society with uncaring citizens, that is totally unreliable to conduct a decent business, to secure the safe lives of those living there, though having all the needed means to do so. Isn't that a devillish state of affairs - which I will not support with my tourist visit. As I will not, as a thinking adult, visit any dictatorships, and chaotic countries, either.

I agree, a lot of us overseas view the USA as the “ghetto”. It’s not just your problem with gun violence, it’s your limited views on LBGTQ rights, abortion, race etc that puts us tourists off from visiting your country.

And to think the American people aren't visiting, but living, in America!

All American citizens should pass a mental evaluation test before travelling out of the country "even the president"

So, not an American citizen here, actually living in a country with a very high crime and gun violence rate that kinda puts the US to shame. I've visited the US twice in my life, once a trip along the east coast, and then a trip along the west coast... great experience, loved the stay. We had one single instance of being treated a bit roughly in... well, Florida of all places, while visiting Fort Lauderdale, but it wasn't anything major. But it was a bit racist... first time we had such an experience. We only noticed it was a bit racist after the whole thing was over, but it was really weird. Security guards shoving my family off the premisses on a museum or something that was closing down, but for whatever reason it was only us and not the tons of other tourists still in the area. They went right after us, and no one else, in a manner that was pretty weird. Again, nothing major, but there was something there. These days you'd call it a microaggression I guess. But this was back in the mid 90s, I was still a teen. Let me also add that I once considered going to the US in an interchange program, even studying there, and even moving for a while... those never happened, but it was less because of how I thought about the US, and more about my own circumstances. This was more towards the early 2000s. These days? I don't even think of visiting the US anymore. I really don't. Let alone moving. I guess I'd go on a tourism trip if family wanted to go and I was to accompany them, since I do speak English and all, but by my own will... just nope. Over the years my target changed from US to Japan I guess. xD My tastes too, so it's not all on the situation in the US, though it also is. But it's not just about gun violence, though this is a pretty big component part of it. It's about the political divide, the violent rhetoric of portions of the population, the prejudice that used to be a bit more implicit but it's becoming ever more explicit in parts of the country, and then the general thing about nationalism. It also has to do with how the US let late-stage capitalism take over. You know, it makes for a far less interesting place to visit when so much of what is there sums up to corporations and monopolies like Amazon and whatnot... But perhaps it's because I do follow US news a lot, so nowadays I know way more about all the bad news of the nation in general, and there is the amplifying effect that news tends to have. I am aware that like... it's obviously not all that bad, crazy people are still a minority much like in my own nation, I'd likely still have a great time there. But I guess MAGA Republicans and what people like Trump did and do has weight to it, for international tourists I mean. To be clear, I am very much conscious that my own country is worse in all aspects by far, and worse of all, we tend to mirror the worst tendencies that are happening in the US, so I really have no standing as a citizen of another nation to criticize. I'd never recommend anyone in developed nations visiting my country, that's for sure. xD Life in the US is several times better than here, and there are some major cities in my country that I myself would never set foot on. It's just that here in my country, I know the country, I have a better understanding on how things work and what to do, it's familiar to me and all that... as a tourist though, wherever it is, I feel far more vulnerable, so I'm the type of person that if I am to be taking a trip far away and pay a lot for that, I'll always opt for the safest possible places, places I can enjoy things the most, the places where there are the least chances of something going wrong. So the US is not a prime destination anymore. Well, if I'm being honest, I think the only destination I have in mind these days anymore is Japan... so I guess it's less of a US problem, and more on how obsessed I've become with Japan. :P I've also been in a few countries in Europe, and twice to Japan. Never had a bad experience so far, but I also didn't travel all that much, nor have the money to do it. :P

Permit less carry... You can't legally drive a car without a license.

I'm Australian and the USA has been at the top of my travel list since before Covid. But honestly the fact that I could visit and just be gunned down in a shopping centre is absolutely insane and top of my list of concerns right now. Just doesn't feel worth the risk visiting a country that has a mass shooting basically every week now

I have multiple friends in the UK and Australia who keep saying they are ‘more afraid’ to travel here .. and they have been travelling here every 12-18 months for over 30 years. They used to talk about fearing ‘the back streets of NewYork’, now it is the supermarkets and streets of what they call redneck states.

I want to take my 7yo to Disney but deliberately did not book this because of the gun laws in Florida. I’m thinking of going to Paris or California