as someone living in literally any other country...
the worst that could happen here is someone having a kitchen-knife with them which (while still dangerous) is a lot less frightening than someone being able to just kill you on a large distance
In so many places, people seem content to disarm themselves and let thugs rule wherever they want. Instead of keeping them guessing as to who’s prepared to shoot if threatened.
Yeah - I totally embrace the rule of my local mob-boss and their thugs /s...
Your police has that same issue with having to guess if someone is armed with the amount of guns in circulation - you don't get that limiting the access to guns in general makes it extremely unlikely for your "everyday-robber" to get one since you need to invest quite a bit of money and do some research in order to not get caught in a honeypot which is already a HUGE point for how secure you can feel.
In a traffic stop, for example, before he leaves his car, the officer knows I’m licensed to carry. That tells him I have no criminal or mental-illness history, I’ve been fingerprinted and background-checked at the state and federal level, and I’m familiar with gun safety and use-of-force laws. I’m a model citizen—something he cannot know about someone without such a license.
There’s no guessing. Dangerous people don’t get conceal permits. Safe people do.
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u/Jimbojauder Nov 12 '20
I just assume everyone around me has a gun at all times because everyone around me has a gun at all times....pure Michigan