“It goes beyond fundamental rights, it is part of the heritage of the American nation,” analyzes Rama Yade, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

The circulation of firearms in the United States is one of the major themes of the presidential election which takes place this Tuesday, November 5. Rama Yade, the former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Nicolas Sarkozy, agreed to address this issue on the France 2 set in New York on Tuesday evening. “This is the great fear of those who are not Americans and who arrive in this country”estimates the now Africa director of the Atlantic Council think tank, who signs Lessons from America: Nation and Power.

“We have to dig deeper to understand this culture of weapons […]it is beyond the fundamental right […]. I believe this is part of the heritage of the American nation.”observes the former French minister. “Weapons allowed the United States to exist”develops Rama Yade, who looks back on the history of the United States. And to point out that the Americans “whether they are Republicans or Democrats” it is “don’t want to” completely ban weapons in the country. “We will just talk about control, but certainly not about bans”she emphasizes again.

Watch the full interview in the video above