At my remove from wearing uniform of a dozen years, I would not want to have the carriage of small arms imposed on me--and I was an artillery instuctor, and a qualified range and safety officer (everything from .22" to air defence missiles) to boot! The management of a weapon is of constant concern for those on whom it is imposed. You must not carry anything on which you have not passed Tests on Elementary Training and range qualification. Range qualification takes time and money.

I loved shooting--and became a better shot than my sister, once I learned to leave the disengaged eye open, contrary to the Rule of Aim--but I was always happy to turn in weapons and relieve myself of the responisibility involved in keeping track of it and keeping it ready to be brought to bear. Keeping track of a weapon when you need to have a nap or a crap is not fun.