It's a shame no statistics are kept on crimes that weren't commited because the intended victim was carrying a gun. Because, in the vast majority of these cases, the intended victim was unaware they were being targeted. The attacker saw the gun as they approached and walked away. No crime to report. It's called "deterence" and we know it works because it's the principal tool used by governments to keep the peace between nations. What's good for the Goose...
An armed society is both polite and peaceful. The clearest example of this was the American "Wild-West". Of course, Hollywood has assiduously spread the myth that the "wild" in that title, referred to the behaviour of its inhabitants, rather than the truth that it was a 'wilderness' devoid of government 'law 'n order', so everyone had to look to themselves for security. In a Saloon filled with armed people, you don't make an entrance like Yosemite Sam. Not unless you wanted to take a long nap in "Boot Hill".
"Gun control" is just a euphemism for "victim disarmament". It's also the first priority all authoritarians and would-be dictators. That's the reason the Second Ammendment in the U.S. Constitution exists. It's never about 'safety'. Cities that have banned guns are amongst the least safe places. It's not about guns. Gun-control advocates love guns; as long as they're the only ones holding them. It's about control.
When a government denies an individual the right and the means to defend themselves, they assume a moral responsibility for that person's defence. And we've all seen that when seconds count, the Cops are hours away. The blood of every person harmed because they were denied the right and the means to effectively defend themselves, is on the hands of those who disarmed them.
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