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Theoretically, yes. Practically, that's just not how introducing a large number of firearms into a society goes. It makes everyone jumpier. Police are quicker to shoot because that person could be reaching for a firearm. Criminals have easier access to heavier weapons. Suicides are more likely to be done with a gun and succeed. The adage "a well armed society is a polite society" simply has not been demonstrated to be true.