[RockinRight]

Let your citizens arm themselves, there’s a thought.

[null and void]

That is an unthinkable thought.

Report to re-education, Citizen.

[peeps36]

Acting like a coward will only encourage the criminals to commit more violence. Criminals fear being shot and beaten over the head with a baseball bat just like everybody else. Sometimes you have to use violence or the threat of violence to stop a criminal from attacking.