My defense/preservation has nothing to do with strangers murdering strangers. Am I supposed to relinquish the means (weapons) by which to defend myself because a stranger murdered strangers? Children have been shot. So what? I value my life more. Defending one's life is not an abstraction. My weapons belong to me. I bought them. I didn't steal them. They are mine. I will keep them. I will use them to defend myself.**
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WEB: After studying 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century. According to his figures, six times as many people have died from the actions of people working for governments than have died in battle. Democide - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democide
WIKI: A kakistocracy is a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the 17th century. It was also used by English author Thomas Love Peacock in 1829, but gained significant usage in the 21st century.