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The police aren't afraid of the populace, and any fear they may have or that may be inspired by increased gun ownership isn't going to manifest itself in de-escalation and them using a lighter hand, they're cops they know in the game of escalation they have the full force of the state behind them and will win.
Unless you have some other organization that is powerful and organized enough to contend with the state cops aren't going to back down, and at that point we're talking about a well regulated militia and not individual ownership.