Issy, America is a society that lives and breaths fear. Fear of their neighbour, fear of the rest of the world. always fearing someone is out to get them. If its not the communists, its the terrorists, who are hell bent on destroying their perfect world, a world built on fear, so they are lead to believe. Griped with huge internal social and economic problems, problems between rich and poor, black and white, there is little alternative to the siege mentality they suffer from. Americans will continue to arm themselves for "self protection", as they see it, as long as they perpetuate the injustices within their society, nothing will ever change.

Dear Is Mise,

Why do you think they have never armed tellers in banks?

Steele,

I and a mate used to have a nice little bit of business doing an annual service on the pistols that banks had for their tellers.

Except for the then Bank of NSW (now Westpac) who had their own armourer.
This was a very desirable job and a good mate retired from the army and got it.
His domain was the workshop and pistol range atop the Martin Place branch (actually in George St). I used to visit it regularly for a bit of informal competition

"Why do you think they have never armed tellers in banks?"

In light of the above, you tell me!!

Paul,

Yes, and the Twin Towers attack was a Government Conspiracy to keep the people in line.

Does the Tooth Fairy still visit you?

Dear is Mise,

Well that was news to me.

I had been referencing this article;

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-bank-school-gun-safety-comparison-2018-2?r=US&IR=T

And did not realise we had once armed tellers in Australia.

Which begs the question, why did we stop?

Steele,

Probably because the risk to tellers was considered to be unacceptable and tellers were no longer prepared to risk their lives to save mere money.
There was also the banks' liability, particularly if a customer was shot.
In the overall picture, it was better to let the money go, what the robbers took was insignificant compared to bank profits and could be recouped by a minuscule tweak in bank charges.