Few Americans realize that private gun ownership and the right-to-carry in Israel is severely restricted.
Gun ownership in America is about 10 to 1 higher than Israel.
Two recent events in Israel show the consequence.
Eight Israelis were stabbed on a bus, but only one fought back, the bus driver, who only had a can of Mace.
Four Israelis were shot and killed in a Synagogue. Not one person in the Synagogue had a firearm.
When seconds count, the Police are only minutes away.
They have revised their policies since then, allowing people to get their license a bit more easily in Israel now as a result of these attacks. But for a Brit, Israel is a well armed society.
The thing is, if the criminals have no opposition, then only the police becomes their competitors, and that right there is hell on Earth.
Minutes are a long time. I believe the elapsed time between Officer Wilson's call for backup in Ferguson and it's arrival was about 90 seconds, though some sources think shorter. In any case, everything was over by then. A lot happens in a minute.