Virginia vs. Iraq

[innerSpaceman]

Arming the citizenry to prevent violence will only lead to more deaths.

The lone mad gunman scenario is pretty rare. In most instances where someone is threatened with a gun ... someone else drawing will only result in gunfire where far more people get hurt or killed.


And in a society where we pay taxes for common protection, the solution to our protection should not be an armed populace. The onus should not be on us as individual citizens to protect life and limb with deadly force. Unless, of course, you're talking about taking 12 steps back from civilization.