it already is an arms race just not got properly to guns yet. still at the knifing stage.I'm not against arming yourself per se, I'm just playing devil's advocate.
I'm all for shooting the guts out of people that try to harm me or the people I love or try to break into my house and mess with my plasma.
It's interesting to hear an American perspective. I think opinion is polarised in the UK with a lot of people worrying that, if you start by arming the majority of the police, the whole thing will become some kind of arms race.