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Originally Posted by GundamFan0083
And there in lies the quandry Bri.
Laying aside the 2nd amendment for the moment, in the US the criminal element already has access to millions of weapons that have been in circulation for the better part of a century.
Firearms don't have an expiration date, they last a long time.
Therefore, if, as you say, the police require the level of weaponry they currently have to deal with violent crime, then so does the population.
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Indeed. It is a matter of perspective. In theory, all individuals in a country can be better off when they own guns while society as a whole is worse off. Classic prisoner dilemma.