The sheriff is speaking as a person who is comfortable working with and using firearms.
If someone who is more afraid of their gun than the criminal it could be a disaster for them. However if you respect guns and do not fear them you
would be safer with one than without.
After re-reading some things I've noticed I was wrong. Im not too petty to admit that. I had always been led to believe (by my previous research and
what I've previously been told) gun crime in England were much different to that in the US due to laws etc. Im not saying give everyone a gun, but who
knows what the solution is.
edit on 31-10-2011 by Tea4One because: (no reason given)