&gt; Have you ever tried your argument with s&#x2F;guns&#x2F;encryption&#x2F;?<p>This substitution is nonsensical. Fundamentally, encryption is a defensive tool. Where proponents of gun control (and I mean moderate folk, not just the let&#x27;s ban the 2nd amendment folk) disagree with others is that guns aren&#x27;t just a defensive tool. Given a sufficiently large population with poor safety nets and discrimination, adding encryption in everyone&#x27;s hands will not change my day-to-day life significantly. Throw in guns and things change drastically. Now I have to be worried about a dark alley mugging at night at gunpoint.