[LorenPechtel]

And nothing about what happens when you create a society where those with greater physical prowess prevail over the weaker? Guns are an equalizer.

Yes, we have a high murder rate, but other violent crime is lower than average--because the possibility of the victim being armed is a deterrent. Some years ago we had a burglar on our block, pretty obviously a local. Notably, every house that was hit was a place with nobody who appeared to have any combat capability and were people I would consider very unlikely to have a gun. Chance? I think not.