Old Blue Collar Joe
No, all it does is show, in high density area's, it has some effect, but population density has to be included, and taking away peoples rights to defend themselves is one more step toward tyranny.
Defending themselves from whom? This is what I always find the most curious. You've got a few situations. There's defending yourself from:
- The general public
- The government
Now, I've always looked at it thus: the general public only need a gun to be protected from if they also have access to guns. The government, however, needs far more than a gun to be protected from.
So in a society with no gun ownership and very few illegal firearms in circulation, who exactly are guns protecting me from?