right now there are a lot of fuckheads dressing up as clowns and doing things like calling in threats to schools, hanging around people's property and trying to lure kids into the woods with candy, stuff like that...and yes as far as i know it's only happening in the states. but it started in less rural areas in the northern part of the country, and now that it's moving to the south there are a lot of people who apparently know nothing about the area expressing ~~shock~~ and ~~~horror~~~ that people are threatening to shoot the clowns. like, again, ANYONE who showed up on someone's property in a rural area and acted that way would be in danger of being shot if they didnt leave, it's just that being doing it while dressed as a clown is a hot topic right now.