Switzerland - 59% of all citizens are armed and carry a weapon.

 

The crime rate is lower than most countries in the world.

 

Coincidence? I think not.

 

Crime tends to go down dramatically when people fear dying while committing those crimes.

 

Furthermore, it is criminal to rob and commit other violent crimes. It is not criminal to defend one's self from being a victim of violent crimes.

 

If some guy runs out of a store after robbing it and is armed, I would take him out and wouldn't think twice. I don't care what any of you think. I don't need to stop and think about whether the guy wants witnesses left around or not. It's not my problem. The guy is commiting a violent crime, and I don't need to give a single moment's thought to whether he wants to commit another upon me. I'll defend my right to life. I wasn't the one commiting the crime.

 

Same with the guy who shot those kids. He was not only legally, but morally justified.

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