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Originally posted by VulcanRider:
The question is, do you feel more comfortable with just the criminals armed, or with criminals and honest citizens armed?
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There's a glaring cultural difference there. To rephrase it somewhat, do I feel more comfortable with a society that on the whole rejects guns, even if some criminals manage get a hold of it? My answer would be yes. Not counting incidents, I actually feel a lot safer here in Europe than I would be if I moved to the US. The knowledge that every person and his toothless grandmother could be carrying a gun is hardly comforting in my opinion, and would only push me more into the direction of purchasing one myself just to keep up - destroying the sense of safety I used to have and only raising the level of fear and paranoia.
I suppose your own feelings on the subject are closer to the opposite, though.