The fact he killed several armed police officers tells me we all need to be armed. It is bad enough time response is on average 10 minutes from call, but that he could so easily kill armed officers tells me we all need to have the means to defend ourselves from armed crazies.
Being armed if this guy came to your door would do jack shit. He stalked and profiled before he went after some people. Other times it was quick and brutal force. Being armed against this guy would have done shit. It took multiple law enforcement agencies to strategize how to take him down while staying safe themselves.
Being armed against this kind crazy is useless. Being armed would only make you feel better until the shit hit the fan.
I am not arguing against guns and being armed. I'm arguing against the bullshit people post about being able to protect themselves better because they are armed.
I support the 2nd. I do not support bullshit bravado. I do not do alarmist hysteria well.