Policing has many aspects, and some may be currently working while others may not. See "Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020":
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26924367
> […] it's a good idea to put the right to defend yourself from people attempting to do you harm behind a piece of paper given out by the police.
Waiting periods, background checks, and prohibitions associated with domestic violence reduce gun violence:
* https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html
Waiting periods also help reduce suicide (as does safe storage laws).
Policing has many aspects, and some may be currently working while others may not. See "Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020":
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26924367
> […] it's a good idea to put the right to defend yourself from people attempting to do you harm behind a piece of paper given out by the police.
Waiting periods, background checks, and prohibitions associated with domestic violence reduce gun violence:
* https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html
Waiting periods also help reduce suicide (as does safe storage laws).