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"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." -- George Washington

Yeah, I've heard those arguments and read about the town. But..... Talking about all of America here. Legally required to carry nationwide is far different... And I would expect the outcome to be far different on a large scale.

For the same reason if I told you Americas favorite food was pretzels.... And then told you this is fact based on 200 people I talked to in in Georgia. Small sample sizes skew the data.