Jefferson on Arms Quoting Beccaria

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed one.” – Thomas Jefferson (quoting Cesare Beccaria, Criminologist in 1764. That was 249 years ago.)