[CaptainBubba]

That'd be nice. But keep in mind this is the law, ergo the government we're talking about here. You cannot force communities/societies to change by means of, hey get this for ironic, violent coercion.

Is our generation really so arrogant and completely sure of our own abilities that we believe we have the ability to rid the world of violent confrontation without a means of self-defense? Human nature cannot be changed. There will always be evil in this world as long as mankind has the ability to recognize it as such.

My advice: Do your part to change your community by your own will if you so choose. Try and make one less person see violence as an answer to the world's problems. But also accept the fact that you can not possibly expect this to work even near a fraction of the time and it wouldn't be morally or logically acceptable to deny people the right to save their own life, or the lives of others if they are in danger.