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Well other coutnries have very few deaths (like England like 100-1000 a year, other european nations less than 500 for sure, some even less than 100) due to guns.
Thats mainly because the criminals don't have the guns and neither do the populace. It works for them.
America - too many guns are out there already. And honestly the argument of "military and police" having guns and making a police state all depends on the gov't's thinking.
If we elect a sane man it wouldn't happen.
Besides, honestly, would YOU shoot at police/military if there was a police state or martial law or whatever you want it to be?
Most "right" people wouldn't anyways despite having guns so thats somewhat irrelevant.
Guns for defense are only useful if the guy owning the gun is responsible and knows how to use it. And its responsiblity that really matters. Leaving it in an unlocked locker is hardly responsible when there are kids around.
Oh and I'd like to mention that those cases you listed - there are many more where the gunfire exchange leads to the guy trying to defend. There are many many grocery store / liquor store robberies where the owner tries to get a gun and ends up dying. Home invasions as well where they challenge there are man yas well.
You only hear about the heroes - but many more probably get injured, and sometimes its the kids getting hurt which is even worse imo.
Hell thats even why police repeatedly say "just wait for the police and don't try to fight" because there are so many incidents where people try and they end up the victims.
Of course all of this would be irrelevent if criminals didn't have guns and people didnt' as well. to get to that point though some type of measure has to be done in the beginning to stop providing criminals with it - which imo is much more important.
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