Guns get out of the hands of the citizens and then they can't defend themselves when the criminal gets their hands on the weapon. However, let the citizens free roam with the weapons, and it'll deter the criminal from performing criminal action (unless they're actually batshit insane). Even then, the batshit insane criminal will still be cut short of causing major casualties. Anyone else agree or wish to expand on this topic? *I do believe that gun owners should be registered. I wouldn't want every single citizen to be carrying a weapon.