Reply #119: Violence is not a function of the weapons available so much as one of culture.

[Callisto32]

Some heavily armed populations have little violence, and some that have large amounts.

Since both are heavily armed, I am forced to conclude that there is some other factor leading to the discrepancy in violence levels.

I will concede that readily available, efficient weapons make it easier for violent people to ply their sick trade, but if you have a violent culture, you have bigger problems and trying to address it on the level of the availability of weapons is ridiculous.