I'll take my chances with a knife against a firearm any day.
You would have preferred a shot-out at the likes of Columbine and VT?
I’ll take my chances with a knife against a firearm any day.
It may make you feel better to pretend that you have free choice, but you are still a disarmed subject.
And a citizen with a concealed handgun could have stopped the two killings your cite. Those are perfect examples of what can happen where you have British-style disarmament.