We only need cops because law enforcement organizations, officials and COPS have conspired to take away our Constitutional right to bear arms in order to have unchallenged power and authority over our lives. In New Jersey, where I live, you can only own a registered gun if it is kept in your home. You can't conceal it in your clothing while in public(like you can in Florida), nor can you keep one on you if you're driving or walking in an extremely dangerous city late at night. There are no exceptions. Law enforcement has METHODICALLY AND PURPOSELY made the population totally and completely dependent on law enforcement for their own personal protection because so many freedoms of self-defense have been taken away. Shit, not only can't you carry a gun on you in NJ no matter what the circumstance, you can't carry a knife, brass knuckles, etc. for self-defense. Plus, if you get into even a slight physical altercation with another person, all of a sudden, you are arrested for assault. Even in self-defense cases, most cops are pricks and will arrest the other person. Fuck, parents can't even give their little children a spanking without worrying about the police arresting them, or DYFS being called and taking away custody of the kids from the parents. BOTTOM LINE: starting back during the LIBERAL 60's, lazy, fat, stupid Americans gave up a good amount of their freedoms in order to let BIG BROTHER take care of what used to be the private citizen's responsibilities. No we are paying the price.