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In the Netherlands no one is allowed to have guns except for hunters and sports shooters. The fact that not every random offender carries a gun means that our police does not need to feel obliged to use (pre-emptive) violence.
I can imagine that the fact that everyone could carry a gun creates a violent environment/atmosphere where some may be more obliged to resort to violence sooner.
Nevertheless I will be heading over to California this summer and I won't feel any less safe then I would here.
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