[pteredactyl]

The ideal is for the firearm to be a threat deterrence.

And that it would not be used.

[darpa_escapee]

Seems to me that escalating a situation with firearms increases the chances of a gun being shot.

[wolco]

The counterpoint is the coldwar and the threat being more powerful to the actual gun.

[darpa_escapee]

People aren't nation-states who take game theory to its logical conclusion.

[pteredactyl]

Why wouldn't people take game theory to its logical conclusion?

[darpa_escapee]

Do you believe people are rational actors?

What about criminals? What about someone who is high, drunk or coming down off of something? What about someone who is mentally ill?