For liberals, the real crime is armed citizens making the imposition of their liberal agenda more than a little problematic.
We were in Vegas one time sitting at an outside concert. I started talking to a couple from the UK. I asked then what they thought about guns. The lady shivered at the word “gun” they said no one should have one. I replied that probably have the people in town here carry one. I don’t see anyone getting shot. I reached into my pocket and slipped a cartridge out of a mag and handed it to her. They got up and left. Kinda mean but fun thing to do. They probably flew back to England that night.