There's only one bastion of true Muhammadi Islam (i.e. Shi'ism) left in the world and the Collective West (USA, Britain, Israel, Germany, France etc. etc.) is trying its utmost to destroy it completely, totally and absolutely... They're using Wahhabism from without and they're attempting to use Shirazism from within... the former method has (thus far) been a lot more successful than the latter method... be on high alert for both... when you see either snake attempting to raise its head you must decapitate immediately (symbolically speaking)
Are they, though? Can you provide data?
I genuinely don't know. I'm a strong supporter of the right of the individual to self defense against tyrants, but I have not seen data confirming that it is safer to be armed than to be unarmed.