>> What benefit is there to owning or using a weapon? At a minimum, weapons provide deterrance so that people who would harm other people think twice and hopef

>> What benefit is there to owning or using a weapon? At a minimum, weapons provide deterrance so that people who would harm other people think twice and hopefully do not take harmful actions. We give weapons to the country's police and military so they can enforce the laws and protect from foreign invasions. >> If we collectively prohibited all countries worldwide from producing weapons like tanks, rocket launchers, etc... >> There would be no need for any country to own or acquire similar defences. If all people were kind-hearted angels we would not need laws, but we live in reality where human nature, scarcity of resources, and aggression come into play.