In the past week, five police officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. In Clayton County, Georgia, 24-year-old Sean Callahan, who had only been on the job for four months, was gunned down by a suspect during a domestic dispute. In Topeka,Kansas, two police officers, 50-year-old David Gogian and 29-year-old Jeff Atherly were killed while responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle. In Washington County, Missouri, 31-year-old Christopher Parsons was killed while responding to a domestic call. In Memphis, Tennessee, 32-year-old Martoiya Lang was shot and killed during a narcotics raid.It's a pretty good bet that three or four out of five were lawful gun owners. More disgraceful results from the proliferation of handguns among civilians who are unfit to responsibly handle them.
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Mikeb:
ReplyDelete"More disgraceful results from the proliferation of handguns among civilians who are unfit to responsibly handle them."
Is that you, or is "E.N." ghostwriting? Whatever the case, you are sounding more and more like our favorite statist.
As to distinguish myself from the other hecklers, I will note that handguns are utilized in far more killings than "Assault Weapons". While an AR-15 may pose a menacing appearance, it is actually used quite rarely in the more common forms of criminal homicide. Most "Assault Weapons" are very expensive (AR-15's run about $1200 which is about 950 Euros), and not very concealable, and therefore have little use to "common" criminals.
You know, I have the distinct impression that the use of "assault weapons" is on the increase. But, regardless, they're gonna go, as is the private sales without a background check. So, that will help the handgun flow from you lawful responsible guys to the criminals.
DeleteEven if it is on the increase, they have a long way to go to make banning them, even if successful, meaningful.
DeleteYou are more likely to be killed with someone’s “hands/feet/fists” than a rifle.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/if-you-want-to-end-gun-deaths-dont-start-with-rifles/article/2516536#.UNSQOW_Ad8H
The gun owner is the enemy of the LEO. If you are a LEO, you must immediately resign from gun groups, and join the Brady Campaign.
ReplyDeleteOnly if they turn in their guns first.
DeleteIt would appear that a LEO or military personnel holding membership in a gun "rights" organisation would represent a conflict of interests. After a ban (and an amendment to the constitution providing for such), they ought to be prosecuted ex post facto.
DeleteThat being said, State actors do bear a valid interest in the possession of arms, and ought to be allowed to privately allocate such for their use (with some restrictions).
Again with the ex post facto nonsense? Do you ever even try to make sense?
DeleteMikeb, law-abiding gun owners don't go around shooting cops. That's what criminals do. Apply some logic here. Which of those two groups has a greater motivation? A law-abiding person isn't likely to have warrants out for his arrest, isn't likely to be sought in an investigation, and probably only rarely draws the attention of law enforcement. Your notion that we're a bunch of crazy people on the verge of snapping isn't supported by the facts.
ReplyDeleteYou keep ignoring the third group which is neither law abiding nor criminal. Hidden criminals make up a large part of the group called "law abiding." They are hidden among you.
DeleteI don't have the notion that you are ALL a bunch of crazies. But a lot of you are.
Your view of humanity is that a large percentage of us are landmines and ticking bombs waiting to go off. That's a sick view of the species.
DeleteBut you didn't answer my question. Who is more likely to shoot a cop--a law-abiding person with no reason to fear arrest or a criminal?
The only gun control measure that could help police officers responding to domestic dispute calls is a total ban/confiscation.
ReplyDeleteGun control will not help domestic violence. Other approaches are necessary such as "zero tolerance" and universal legal admissibility of recordings without the offender's knowledge.
How would a gun ban help police respond I work at a Pharmacy,we bin robbed weather it's gun knife or just grab and run they take 30 min having a gun would make calling the cops safer.If a legal owner had one stop being stupid that goes for you to Mikeb AKA Mike Beard president of Coalition To Stop Gun Violence.
DeleteYou have no idea who I am. Besides, why is it so important to you? Why are you obsessed with who I am rather than what I say?
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