The same sort of question could be put the other way: is the deterrent effect good enough for the families affected by those crimes that are more easily effected by easy access to guns (such as rampage shootings - "going postal"
? My own opinion is that arming everybody openly is as unlikely to happen as a complete ban on guns. If you read my previous posts properly you will see that I do not believe that what happens here would work elsewhere, particularly the USA. What I am objecting to is your (and others') comments that sound like universal truths when there is evidence to the contrary.
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