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Originally Posted by eine_frau
I am not disagreeing with the concept in general, and I understand the point. I am just taking the perspective of an average German.
I am not against guns either. My father and brother own rifles and I would, in case of a shtf scenario, head straight for my boss's house, he owns guns, and has the better resources... (and has military training)
I may be failing to express myself well, but I am in no way against a right to own guns in the States...
I am just convinced that in our current German society it is a completely strange thought. Looking around me I just don't know who to arm, I know very few people who would even care to have arms, and fewer of those who would be able to handle them.
I have no idea how Munich citizens would react in your scenario.
It may very well be like shooting fish in a barrel...
I simply can't see citizens trying to fight back. Most people I know would try and leave the city...
as always after a terror attack attitudes may change,
but right now you would not even get a decent amount of people to take such a suggestion serious
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Thank you for sharing your perspective - you make some undeniable points.
Given that INTERPOLs stated vision and mission is to make the world a safer place (see below) one can surmise that the Chief quoted in the OP views the discussion of an armed citizenry to be consistent with that mission - given the reality of terrorist tactics and objectives.
He undoubtably, is aware of how controversial such a discussion (arming citizenry) would be in the international context - but nonetheless it would also seem reasonable to believe that he views the terrorist threat - to be sufficient - to raise such a controversial discussion.
We live in dangerous times.
"Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century."
http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/Overview