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Of course, if everyone goes around carrying a metal then everyone is less safe...
Not so.
Here's an example: all my friends and I carry, some openly, some concealed. Even when we encounter differences of opinion, the last thing anyone's likely to see is a gun being drawn. How come? Because a.) we all understand what guns are all about, including their destructive power and the consequences of abusing it, and b.) we're all adults who understand feelings don't override morality.
I believe it was Robert Heinlein who remarked, "An armed society is a polite society." Having hung around gun shops and ranges roughly four decades now, I can tell you that's generally true.
That said™, there are some irresponsible people running around on the loose, and some of them carry knives, guns, clubs, et cetera. I've encountered two of them over the years. The first was actively attempting to rape and murder a woman. The second was attempting to break into a neighbor's house with a screw driver.
I sincerely hope I won't ever encounter a third.
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