Would you rather live in a country that is described as a „melting pot“, a „salad bowl“, or a „mosaic“? Why?

Introductory, I want to mention that in my opinion it’s not wise to discuss this issue, because we’re living in a globalized world where we can’t choose which kind of ethnic diversity we’d like to have in a country.
Nevertheless, let’s have a look at the diverse definitions and detect some of their qualities.
The theory of a country as “melting pot” surmises that the various racial and ethnic groups have been combined into one culture, which means that you can’t identify the different cultures anymore. A new culture emerges from different ones.
Based on the “salad bowl” theory, the various racial and ethnic groups have been remained somewhat distinct and different from one another, creating a richly diverse culture. People live together peacefully and respect the culture of one another with still maintaining original traditions, customs and their mother tongue. Each multicultural individual only assimilates himself to a certain extent.
The “mosaic” theory defines a country as a picture made up of many tiny pieces of different colors. If one looks closely at the nation, the individuals of different colors and ethnic groups are still distinct and identifiable, but together they create a picture that is unique for a country. This theory seems to me relatively equal to the “salad bowl” theory, whereupon to my mind the “mosaic” theory assumes different groups to act more segregate and irrespectively.
Pertaining to the different theories mentioned above and provided that you could choose the country’s conditions, I would prefer to live in a country characterized as a “salad bowl”. The reason for that is that a “salad bowl” still represents the different cultures living together without creating a completely new culture. People don’t have to confirm their strain to live together with other cultures. Population in such a country includes a large variety of ethnic groups without bias and discrimination coming from many races, nationalities, and religions.
I figure that it is important for every human being to accept one another and not to dream about what could have been if. Overall, I am happy to live in a globalized world, because each of us can learn so much from different perspectives linked to the cultural background.
Finally, let's think about the following two proverbs, which from my point of view represent a good thought-provoking impulse to this topic and may help to act in a more open-minded way with different cultures.

"Who does well, will receive good!"

"What one individual does is a drop in the sea, but if it didn't do it this drop would miss forever."

Would you have a gun in your home? Why or why not?

I’ve never asked myself that question before and I am not sure how I should deal with this issue. Usually, in Austria nobody would raise this issue since it is seen as a really sensitive topic. However, I think I would never have a gun in my home, because I don’t feel comfortable in the near of weapons. The last time when I went to Scheels and Gander Mountain with my Host Family, I was really shocked about the fact that you can buy guns in a sports store without spending a lot of time and effort. In Austria you could never imagine buying guns in a sports store and we have quite strict laws concerning gun possession. Moreover, I can’t appreciate the fact that young children are allowed to hunt here in Wisconsin, because I don’t think that children at the age of twelve really understand what they’re doing. Additionally, cruel movies desensitize children as well as adults and deform their perception of reality. Therefore, I persist in my viewpoint of not having a gun at my home and I would definitely never let my children watch violent movies on TV.