NY Sheriff: All Licensed Handgun Owners Should Carry Them

[virginia mountainman]

“In light of recent events that have occurred in the United States and around the world I want to encourage citizens of Ulster County who are licensed to carry a firearm to please do so,” wrote Sheriff Paul J. Van Blarcum in a Facebook post. “I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm. To ensure the safety of yourself and others, make sure you are comfortable and proficient with your weapon, and knowledgeable of the laws in New York State with regards to carrying a weapon and when it is legal to use it.”

Interesting...Very interesting.. A New York Sheriff?!

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/03/ulster-county-sheriff-carry-guns/

[pablo_marmol]

1. Love it.

Hard to imagine more LEOs not making the same recommendation.

[trusty elf]

2. Seems completely nuts to me.

Home of the brave, my ass.

[Straw Man]

10. Have you taken Active Shooter training?

I had to take it at my workplace. They teach Run, Hide, Fight. In the event that running and hiding haven't worked, why wouldn't you want an effective weapon? That's the sheriff's point.

[SamKnause]

3. The police in Cincinnati are saying the same thing.

[jmg257]

4. Lots of rural areas north of NYC. Certianly around Ulster

there are plenty of gun owners, hunters, sportsman, etc.

[branford]

6. People often forget that there are a lot of conservative and rural New York residents

beyond the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island, the majority of whom support gun rights.

The fact that Republicans control the NYS Senate and that we've had a number of Republican governors should be the biggest clue.

[Eleanors38]

5. This is a personal decision for individuals. Noting Detroit's police chief...

Recommended in August that law-abiding citizens should arm themselves because he thinks doing so has helped reduce crime. I don't know. But police response times in that city can approach times for concrete to set up.

[Logical]

7. Most cops NEVER fire a gun in their whole lifetime, citizens even less....

Likely. Gun nuts over estimate the risk. They are more paranoid than most.

[pablo_marmol]

8. Said no intelligent psychologist EVER. NT

[Eleanors38]

11. Most gun-owners never shoot at another. "Paranoids" are a concocted enemy...

...saves on specificity while including whole swaths, according to ones imagination.

[Logical]

13. I have no idea what you meant. nt

[Straw Man]

9. BTW, this sheriff is a Democrat ...

... in case anybody missed that.

[Eleanors38]

12. Beep-beep. NARRATIVE VIOLATION! Beep-beep.