thanks for your helpful comments i would suggest one of my own for you use proper capitalization and punctuation when making comments on wikipedia you are correct i would not argue that the widespread possesion sp and use of guns is foreign to puerto rican sp culture but i also would not argue that it is common in american culture by any definition of american culture what do you mean by american culture a culture shared by all nations of the western hemisphere that shared by the usa including its insular territories that shared by the mainland usa alone i have never possessed or used a gun nor do i personally know anyone who has thus i should be culturally identical to my fellow u s citizens in puerto rico in this regard i'm not sure what you are trying to suggest with this example but it is straightforward to claim that the english language is a part of the culture of the united states because its use is pervasive throughout the country but it is something altogether different to suggest that the possession and use of firearms is a part of the u s cultural identity there is wide variation in attitudes toward this supposed cultural trait from person to person from region to region and yes from state or territory to state or territory