Why make such an obviously false claim? It already has in the past.
> it doesn't give your family a bullet proof shield
Non-sequitur.
I wish that's the discussion, but I failed to see that's what actually happened. I'm aware that many people argue that "defund police" means allocating fund for better use, but it sounds revisionism. The word "defund" means stop funding, simple and clear. BLM/ANTIFA's demand is clear too: abolish police. The word "abolish" does not mean restructuring, nor does it mean improving. The Minneapolis council woman was specifically asked for her view about "dismantling police", and I don't see how the word "dismantling" can be interpreted as routing fund to a better org.
So, no, the left populists did ask for reallocating funds to "handle incidents where what is really needed is counseling". They were asking for dismantling police. People may take "defund" as "reallocate fund", but that's interpretation that is not supported by facts.
It seems nothing I can say will have you reflect on your viewpoint, so I won't. Take care.
> BLM/ANTIFA's demand is clear too: abolish police.
Because that sentence is literally correct.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abol...
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/07/17/black-lives-matte...
https://blacklivesmatter.ca/defund-the-police/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-lives-matter-philadelphia-l...
https://facebook.com/sometimesantisocialalwaysantifascist/po...
What is being said is that the police shouldn't be the instance to handle incidents where what is really needed is counseling, or social working. We're talking about shifting funds to those and let police do what they have been trained for.
On that, as an aside... I will say that as black-belt in Aikido, I remain flabbergasted that police officers are not taught simple techniques to subdue or disable people/threats without resorting to deadly force.
To your original post I will also say that owning a gun does not make you and your family impervious to crime! You cannot protect your family with a gun, it doesn't give your family a bullet proof shield. On the contrary you will likely escalate a situation.