“Those in uniform who can be readily identified as guards may as well be holding up neon signs saying, ‘Shoot me first.’”

Kurt Hoffman, a Sarasota County, Fla., sheriff, regarding the police’s limited abilities to stop crime from happening due to their high visibility. Records show that since the beginning of 2021, there have been 33 cases in which a concealed handgun permit holder stopped what appeared to be a mass murder in the making. (The Hill — Nov. 30, 2023)