one hundred kilometers from thomasville in south florida we need trees adams a mother who we met at a gun show. she is invited us to come and see her gun collection weapons to protect themselves from intruders but not just for about her family is convinced that the world will end on the twenty first december two thousand and twelve. they are part of an apocalyptic movement which has a strong presence in the united states of america i welcome. we didn't necessarily build it so much for the protective factor but it's indestructible. the front wall a solid concrete block filled with poured full of concrete it's if there were to be a need for defense the house is designed for that. in fact to reason her husband live in a bunker with her two sons who are twelve and fourteen years old. you know love of. but if you were ever in a situation where god forbid anything for the world to go and they lost control if the economy goes south. then you go to believe that the stability of being able to buy food could go away i don't necessarily see it all for us thing ever happened in the country but it

heading to thomasville in the state of georgia we've gone to a gun show a real arms fair. how are you going to fight each year five thousand gun shows enter towns for three days in a carnival spirit. entry is free provided you carefully holster away your weapons to avoid any accidents. you are about as safe as i stood in front of a spread on tables are pistol shotguns even assault rifles that can be bought as easily as firing a vacuum cleaner. in the aisles many women of color alone with friends or family with husbands or even children in. the stands or all complied by recognized vendors and individuals. such only see like that it just comes on. a gun shows anyone can come and sell their own weapons that are on display and with no verification there was no famous background check. it's estimated that twelve thousand guns will be sold in these three days. george because the old us is a professor of journalism. he lived in france for thirty five years and has been interested in the issues surrounding gun culture in the u.s. for a long time. we showed him some extracts from o