My concerns: it will escalate the conflict, and escalate arms going into the area.

Providing us with such weaponry will not escalate the conflict, but reduce its lifespan.

For your sons' sakes, try not to escalate the conflict.

Players may bring in new dice by escalating the conflict, from non-physical (discussion) to physical (running away) to brawling and then to gunfighting.

Several events of late 1920 greatly escalated the conflict.