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If everyone were armed and criminals knew it, they'd simply find ways to subvert the system. Hostage taking works very well, or sniping or working in gangs. If you're surrounded by 10 guys all of whom have guns, you may take one or two out before they blow your head off, but that's about all. Or, better yet, biological weapons. Who's going to shoot a guy loaded with weaponized anthrax? Or, more likely, someone who's carrying a child? The stakes would simply become higher. Crime would very likely take on a new face and start using new methods if everyone were armed.
Plus, your response to my previous post, South, did not address my argument at all. And the analogy of your town also has nothing to do with the situation I cited. Your town is in a good position because you probably know each other, in essence, you know who not to shoot if a maniac sets loose on your town. But, as I originally said, in a situation where people don't know one another and they hear about a maniac running loose with a gun, people get crazy and some, not all, will likely fire at any threat. This is a special situation, very much unlike the town you described.
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