"Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless."
I don't know who first said this, and as with most quotes, it doesn't matter; it is true regardless.
Maybe there's never a danger of you being helpless-- you could defend yourself with a chair or other improvised weapon. But to me, that's not good enough. I don't want you to be at a disadvantage against a bad guy. I want you to have the advantage, but if…
