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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's the vicious circle, though, isn't it? Criminal has a gun because he thinks that victim will have a gun. Victim has a gun because he's afraid of armed criminals. I don't know how you can break out of that once it's established.
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Not exactly.
You surely must agree that criminal is more likely to obtain a gun to force his victim to comply regardless whether he belives that the victim possess a gun or not. If criminal belives that the victim might possess a gun he might try a different tactic of an attack or aquire a "bigger" gun.
So, it is not really a circle, because I am sure it started when criminals started to obtain guns and use them against innocent people when innocent people decided it is time to take up arm and defend themselves.
For example, in the UK even police force don't have guns....anyone is afraid of them? They just die when they encounter armed criminals. Do the criminals refuse to have guns because police force don't have them? No. they use it as an advantage.
I feel sorry for our police force and this stupid law. Who is going to be scared of an unarmed policeman/policewoman? Maybe some teens at the best.