CIVILIANS CAN DETER CRIME

One of the most common myth with regard to firearms is that widespread defensive concealed carry (and widespread gun ownership as such) could be the cause for a surge in violence and crime, with possibly disastrous effects on society.

European countries like Switzerland and the Czech Republic however, both found at the top of all rankings for civilian gun ownership per capita and at the bottom with regard to gun crime and violent crime in general, illustrate perfectly that this could not be farther from the truth.

The mere thought that a potential victim COULD put up armed resistance is often enough to deter a criminal or terrorist, who generally seek out “soft” (i.e. vulnerable) targets, from carrying out an attack. Tightly gun controlled nations like Britain, France or Germany however, present potential attackers with an abundance of such soft targets in “gun free zones”, as has tragically been proven time and again in Paris, Nice, Berlin, London, Munich and many other places across the continent.