"He doesn’t want a cool, adversarial relationship between police and citizens."
Sounds like you crossed that line a long time ago sir.
Amen x 1000. Why are these stories always reflective of panic on the part of the desk jockeys?
Why is the obvious question never asked: if criminals already ignore the law what difference will any law make to them?
Why isn't another obvious question asked: since the police can't be everywhere all the time, what about the potential deterrent to crime a (responsible) armed populace engenders?