The Swiss also don't have a "Wild West" past either. Did you know the sign language in Iraq for "American" is the motion of shooting two pistols, like in old Western movies?

I've had more experience with bad police than I've had with good police. They can be just as quick to go too far with force, but at least they have more training on when to shoot and when not to shoot. Even then....pfffft.

I wouldn't encourage non-hunting citizens to carry guns. I've had a loaded 12-gauge directed in my face by someone who was furious with me. I was also shot at once from a distance (wrong turn, wrong neighborhood). I still won't carry a gun.

Carrying a gun wouldn't have saved me during those two sticky situations, and I wouldn't even want to be tempted to commit murder. If someone breaks into my home, I'll call the police. If they attempt to harm or kill me, it will be their problem, not mine. THEY will be the ones dining in Hell, not me.