Re: A last word on weapons and defence

The Palestinians would be safer if the Israelis had no guns, yes. It is not possible for the Palestinians to get the Israelis to disarm; but in a single democratic polity it is possible for everyone to agree for everyone to be disarmed. The two cases are thus not comparable. Being safe from being shot dead is a very important part of "overall safety", I would have thought. You haven't established that something called "overall safety" would be enhanced by massively increasingly the likelihood of being shot dead, and I find your position implausible.