Yep, you are right... But I see civilization starting to breakdown. And once a segment of the population doesn’t care at all about what is legal or illegal then anything goes. I’m not saying its right, I just think that it is a good possibility if things keep going the way they are.
Not all people are sheep to be eaten by the wolves amongst us, some will fight back.
If civilization breaks down to that extent, then long before it's "boobytrapped purse" time, it will be "shoot hoodie wearing thugs on sight" time.