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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
You might be right. There's clearly no way we can actually get rid of all the guns at this point, so maybe it really does just exacerbate the problem. I wish I knew how to prevent some asshole from stockpiling weapons and killing 40 people at a mall or park or concert, but I don't.
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The best you can do is have an armed citizenry that can drop said asshole as soon as he gets started. It would be nice if you could rely on the police to do it but, you can't. And that is not a knock on them, that is acknowledging that they cannot be every where at all times. In fact, I would hazard to guess that most bad guys try to make sure the coast is clear before they act. So the people being armed, at all times in all places, is your safest bet.
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