re: Would cops be less trigger happy if guns were outlawed?

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There's probably more money to be made by more cheap guns than less high end guns. It's just pure economics.

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So in this scenario, would you assume that criminals would go against the police knowing they will be outgunned? I would think criminals would think twice about bringing at crappy Mexican peashooter vs a high end gun that most police carry.

ETA- To answer your question- the biggest problem I see is the percieved (real or not) threat to police by people who could be armed. Because of this, it escalates the situation when it doesn't have to be if the police know they are dealing with unarmed people. Like I said earlier most encounters turn out better for everyone when the police don't feel threatened.