“Will this have any affect on how people notice things that go on in their neighborhood? Is this more likely to have neighbors just walk away when they see something suspicious or even witness a crime being committed? How many times have you heard of a raped or death in New York and no one lifting a finger to help? Is this the kind of society that we want?”
It’s not the type of society WE want, but it is exactly the type of society that the thugs want. If they can get us law abiding folks to shut up, look away and not take action to defend society from them and their criminal behavior then they win. It’s why criminals fight to make gun control stronger and stronger. They know that it won’t effect them when they want to arm themselves, but it makes their victims less likely to fight back with any chance.
While we gun owners often say “an armed society is a polite society”, the thugs believe that “an unarmed society is safe easy pickins”.