Deputizing Citizens

Polsby is wrong in suggesting that a well-armed populace is a safer one. When our cars became more protected by alarms, the criminals simply changed their method to carjacking. If the general populace becomes well-armed, the criminals will simply conduct businesses by some “sneak attack and ambush” technique that Polsby admits the well-armed gangs use now. Just knowing that I could be caught in a “bad guy” and “auxiliary police officer” shootout makes me feel so much safer.

JOHN R. NACHREINER

Redondo Beach