There is definitely a time and place for firearms, though most folks in the developed world have neither reason nor knowledge to do that.
My cousins for instance - they’ve a farm in southern Sweden, and have hunting rifles. Mostly for hunting, protecting cattle and crops (wild boar can tear up a field in a jiffy). However, I don’t doubt they’d use them for protection if it came to that. The travel time for cops if they called 112 (our 911) would be in excess of an hour.
That’s the same issues with pickup trucks and SUVs. There are people who really need them. But most people who own them never, ever actually use the features that make them special.
There is definitely a time and place for firearms, though most folks in the developed world have neither reason nor knowledge to do that.
My cousins for instance - they’ve a farm in southern Sweden, and have hunting rifles. Mostly for hunting, protecting cattle and crops (wild boar can tear up a field in a jiffy). However, I don’t doubt they’d use them for protection if it came to that. The travel time for cops if they called 112 (our 911) would be in excess of an hour.
That’s the same issues with pickup trucks and SUVs. There are people who really need them. But most people who own them never, ever actually use the features that make them special.