[DNME]

In part it could be their Dracula like aversion to guns in the hands of individuals not of their security details.

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That point is already clear.

How does attending classes and swearing an oath make someone "safe" with guns (i.e. cops) while a private citizen is never safe and should always be considered a dangerous risk?

Didn't all cops start as private citizens? Did they become angels merely by raising their right hands? If that's the case, then shouldn't veterans be given the same blanket approval?

[StaffiT]

Excellent point – why don’t they trust individual out of their direct control?

Guns under their control – Good

Guns under the opposition’s control -BAD