Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Tjin
Firearms raises the stakes on both sides. Better to have a running competition between the good and the bad, then a gun competition.

I guess that would work if the bad guys followed the rules. But they don't. That's why they're called "criminals".


In the USA it certainly won't work, but there are more placed in the world then just the US. Unarmed police can safe lifes because they can't shoot. Police know when to back down and criminals know they don't have to shoot at the police to get away.

Have a read from the washingtonpost here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worl...-it-works-well/

Countries, regions, communities across the world are different. Don't judge them by compairing them to just yours. If it's stupid, but works it ain't stupid.
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