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On balance, no. Society-wide, the best rebuttal to an illegally carried gun is one or more legally carried ones. It suppresses crime and follows the Constitution's provisions for individual rights.
Nor does the citizen necessarily have to jump through legal hoops to carry. Case in point: Vermont, where there is no permit of any sort required for concealed carry. Even with their population density increasing, what with all the immigrants from Massachusetts, can you recall all those massacres of Vermonters in bars, parks, ball games, and traffic accidents?
Vermont shows us the proper use of arms is quite independent of any permitting process.
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Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.
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