Ultimately the government always needs to have the biggest guns to maintain a monopoly on violence. Otherwise the government ceases to exist as competing organi

Ultimately the government always needs to have the biggest guns to maintain a monopoly on violence. Otherwise the government ceases to exist as competing organizations eventually start taking over. Instead of arming the police force to the teeth, how about reducing access to weapons? It just seems completely insane that civilians have access to powerful weaponry, making it necessary for the police force to engage in an arms race with the public.