A Disarmed Society is a Violent Society

Fantastic observation by Lawrence Parson at Battle Swarm Blog:

It’s hard to imagine riots of these [sic] size going on for days on end in the American South or Midwest simply because so many armed, law-abiding citizens would stand ready to defend their lives, liberty and property. Once you’ve shot a few rioters dead, it does rather tend to put a damper on the festive mood of the others. An armed shop owner in Texas or Ohio wouldn’t have to stand idly by while his life work burned, waiting vainly for police that never come.

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “An armed society is a polite society”, but you don’t often hear its implied entailment which Europe is proving to be true as well: a disarmed society is a violent society.