Noted that many individual street officers are in favor of expanding the publics ability to defend themselves but are fearful of being retaliated on by senor officials by supporting the expanded rights.
Now I saw this same angle in one of the articles. But for me it doesnt wash:
A: "most not all" feel one way.
B: one of the strongest Unions to support their rights.
C: No "splinter" group with a counter statement?
One of the things that it taught in self defense class is that using deadly force should be reserved in that you should give the person or persons the ability to stop and or leave before using deadly force. If I find you in my backyard will I shoot you for it? NOPE... Will I shoot you if you try to leave after I find you in my backyard? NOPE... Will I shoot you if you come at me with a gun, knife, screwdriver, or toy gun? YES... I will shoot you until you stop coming at me. The same applies for inside my home as I don't want the headache it will cause, there is nothing inside my home that can't be replaced except for the occupants. The same applies when out in public; I have no need to use deadly force on another human being unless that person is in my opinion intent on doing me or someone close to me deadly harm.
Do not think that simply because I carry a gun that I want to use a gun; that is the furthest from the truth. I hope to never use a gun on another human in my life. But don't think that I will not in order to protect and extend life. This is the way that the vast majority of gun owners think.
I totally believe you.
I also believe that most cagers are trying really hard to be good drivers, and that politicians of all sorts are generally trying to do the right thing for "The American People".
But when I go to reconcile that with the news it doesn't go so well.
Look, anyone who can field strip an M9 in under 10sec. I'm not so worried about, Its just the average competency rate I perceive in people as a whole that worries me.
Sorry if I sound a little misanthropic, I just helped my neighbor jump his car after he left the dome light on.
He didn't know how to open the hood. These are the people who scare me.
So for me the question has never been all or nothing, but how to weed out the
idiots mentally challenged...
I am curious though, who are the ones that are pro-gun that are against the bill?
The Chiefs of Police in both Mpls and St. Paul to name 2.
full disclosure though: the sponsor of the bill is also a Chief, although of a rather smaller town.