Stop kidding yourself. Wanna be tough on crime? More cops better armed isn't the way. Why not? Because you never know if it's the cops that are doing the crime. and recent statistics from around the nation suggest that cop crime is way bigger than anything else.

If you really want to stop crime, make it a city law that everybody 18 or older is required to open carry a loaded pistol not smaller than a .38 when he/she is not on his/her own private property. If you only MAKE such an ordinance, even the cops will not pester you to attempt to enforce it. And the rest of the crooks and criminals will simply be gone.