Sentence:  Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine....One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine <WSD>carrying</WSD> of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To have on one's person.