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Originally Posted by jammies
Ultimately, yes. The implicit threat of the gun has to have some legitimacy or they are useless - if you have a gun and are not willing to shoot it if necessary, it is of limited efficacy.
That being said, I'm perfectly happy with the police having guns so that I don't have to have one.
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This is the one thing that concerns/confuses me:
How often are the police on scene as a crime is being committed? Seriously???
I would say almost never, so if someone is relying on the police to protect them in the event of a violent crime, they are going to be sorely disappointed.
What is the solution to this? Pay for a cop to be stationed on every corner? That would be great, but no one is willing to pay for that luxury.
I would like to think that an individual would want to be able to defend themselves or their family in a time of need and not stand idly by while they get raped and pillaged by some tweaker/felon out on parole from a weak justice system.
Crimes happen in seconds, police respond in minutes.