“An armed society is a polite society.”
Nice catch phrase. Too bad that it's never been true.
They are 'armed' in the Middle East, in the Central African Republic, and they rape and kill very unpolitely.
Back in the 'old west' of the United States, they were armed, and they weren't polite either.
However, an armed society can make for a more polite government. The Bundy Ranch incident is a case in point.
Until the firefight starts. Then it gets quite nasty.