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It's about the feeling of safety. I mean could you imagine how terrifying it must feel just walking around a school, dragging a kicking and screaming 10 year old out and think to yourself... what if one of these kids has a gun and starts shooting! We all see it on the news every day... but it's so much easier to watch when it's just little kids trying to get about their day getting shot. It hits so much harder when it's 30 year old trained gunmen that might have to face being in the line of fire.
Or walking down the street just minding your business spraying pepper spray in peoples faces, and think to yourself, what if someone in this crowd has a gun. I'm only wearing 3 layers of body armor, and I've only got 15 friends around also armed with large assault rifles, gas masks, and tear gas to protect myself, maybe one person in this crowd, might have a weapon somewhere, and might even think about using it.
Or imagine the fear they feel every time they burst down someones door, with only 10 other soldiers, and a mere inches of riot shield in front of them to protect them from these people that have a small chance of owning a firearm somewhere in the house, these brave souls need protection!
I can't imagine what it's like to live in that kind of fear.
I think Uvalde answered that for us.