> where you can't legally defend against attackers and biggest cities are controlled by gangs Good grief, where do you get your information? * In the UK, it's

> where you can't legally defend against attackers and biggest cities are controlled by gangs Good grief, where do you get your information? * In the UK, it's perfectly legal to defend yourself ("reasonable force"). * Beat policemen don't carry guns; firearms officers do. Any policeman can arrest anyone they suspect of an offence. * Drug dealers rob one another; it's a direct result of prohibition. If you rob a drug dealer, he isn't going to report it to the police. That's nothing special to the UK (or to big cities).