My police friends hate it that parent try and scare their kids with the police. There’s enough bad things happening without parents throwing gas on the fire.
A day late so you probably won’t see this, however, I will answer anyway. If everyone were 100% sane, this world wouldn’t need weapons in the first place. It’s the crazy ones we need to worry about whether they have fists, knives, guns or nuclear weapons.
I would question the converse to your statement that more guns necessarily equals less safety. Again if you feel so inclined I would encourage you to look up the Harvard study by Don Kates and Gary Mauser titled, “Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide?” The results are not exactly what is preached as gospel.
I realize I can’t change your mind, I just offer some answers I have run across to your questions and points. Thanks for keeping it civil and have a great day. It’s bed time for me.
Jonathan, a major point is that the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that the police do not exist to protect individuals. That is the responsibility of the individual. Add to that a perhaps unique American thought that you shouldn’t just give a criminal what they want as that encourages them, and you can see where the thought process leads. See Castle Rock v. Gonzalez for the latest court case to address the subject.
My police friends hate it that parent try and scare their kids with the police. There’s enough bad things happening without parents throwing gas on the fire.