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Actually, I am the only one who should be allowed to carry a gun. razorman Jun 2012 #1
lol Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #4
Absolutely. Gotta be ready for the Zombie Apocalypse. razorman Jun 2012 #9
Are you professional enough? aikoaiko Jun 2012 #42
Actually, I sort of agree Scootaloo Jun 2012 #2
aren't cops just private individuals in uniform doing a job that is paid for by our taxes? Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #3
Cops are cops 24 hours a day. You can say the same about the military. demosincebirth Jun 2012 #5
Oh. Believe me. I do. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #8
Nope, they are agents of the state Euromutt Jul 2012 #86
They are Private Individuals Hired by a Collective Group of Private Individuals and as such They Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #88
Nope, sorry, my inner PolSci major insists Euromutt Jul 2012 #89
excuse me but, what part of this statement: Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #90
Must be Friday night...... Please leave your guns at home. Hoyt Jun 2012 #6
Come on Hoyt, be consistent. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #7
As Bill Gambini said... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2012 #10
Nobody should carry a gun, unless they have damn good reason for doing so. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #11
other than UK and South Korea gejohnston Jun 2012 #12
I know. Isn't it amazing? You would think others would see the light. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #15
Ironic thing about Norway gejohnston Jun 2012 #18
Giving cops guns is the first step in creating a police state. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #20
Until 1988 gejohnston Jun 2012 #23
I have not been to either country, so I couldn't say. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #27
Thank goodness there are many places in the world far more civil than England. Clames Jun 2012 #45
What does that have to do with carrying a gun? Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #54
English food might taste nasty and bland gejohnston Jun 2012 #58
Yep! Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #64
even worse gejohnston Jun 2012 #67
I actually have been to a few that served dishes... Clames Jun 2012 #72
I can sort of relate. gejohnston Jun 2012 #47
Exactly. Cops here tend to have an us vs. them attitude. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #61
In the People's Republic of China... Marengo Jul 2012 #85
So being armed in case of confrontation in order to preserve your life isn't a "damn good reason"? TPaine7 Jun 2012 #13
Did I say public policy? Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #14
No, you didn't say public policy. Point taken. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #16
I don't think I excel at talking my way out of situations any more than you or anyone else. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #19
Sure killing is nothing to brag about, but no one said anything about bragging. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #21
Mistaken identity? Yes, I've heard of it. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #24
I am suggesting no such thing. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #25
We risk our lives every time we get out of bed. Has nothing to do with carrying guns. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #26
So we agree, risking life is not a big scary issue. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #28
Yes, we agree. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #29
Because by doing so we also compound our ability for self-defense. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #30
Now you hit the crux of the matter. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #31
Why do you refuse to apply your analysis to the other branch--the one I raised? TPaine7 Jun 2012 #33
Easy! Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #34
Enjoying a magazine is less important than preserving innocent life. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author TPaine7 Jun 2012 #22
Can you imagine Meiko Jun 2012 #40
No I can't , because it won't happen and shouldn't happen. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #41
What works in the UK... Clames Jun 2012 #46
Nonsense. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #49
Apt description of the notion that what works in the UK would work in the US. Clames Jun 2012 #51
You are entitled to your opinion. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #52
I can't help what you believe. Clames Jun 2012 #59
I don't want to get into a pissing contest with you. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #63
You are so dense you should be at CERN. Clames Jun 2012 #73
Which cultures are you referring to? US and UK? Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #76
And you still don't understand why what you suggest wouldn't work... Clames Jun 2012 #80
Neither of us know what will work or not. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #83
Yes I do. Clames Jun 2012 #84
Use 'COP' and 'ASLEEP' in Google IMAGES, then come back with more excuses. Tejas Jun 2012 #56
LOL! But what do you mean by excuses? Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #65
I should be the only person allowed to carry... ileus Jun 2012 #17
Even that makes more sense than arming cops. n/t NewMoonTherian Jun 2012 #35
Here's another reason why cops shouldn't carry guns Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #32
I'd say cops carry guns because safeinOhio Jun 2012 #36
You are a true role model for both gun owners and licensed carriers. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #39
Well said Meiko Jun 2012 #43
There are many people who live and work in TPaine7 Jun 2012 #44
and those people that live in safeinOhio Jun 2012 #48
do they actually have a choice? gejohnston Jun 2012 #50
few, because those running for mayor represent safeinOhio Jun 2012 #53
Yet it does not occur to them why gejohnston Jun 2012 #55
"They" ? safeinOhio Jun 2012 #62
not judging anyone's intellegence gejohnston Jun 2012 #66
Your post # 55 is safeinOhio Jun 2012 #68
actually no I am not aware of it gejohnston Jun 2012 #69
I didn't think it was, however safeinOhio Jun 2012 #71
It absolutely makes sense to make roadways into rural areas. gejohnston Jun 2012 #74
I think the majority of safeinOhio Jun 2012 #78
You are reading something into gejohnston's post that he did not say rl6214 Jul 2012 #87
The times, they are changing... TPaine7 Jun 2012 #57
just what this state needs, gejohnston Jun 2012 #60
Those rights have limits as even Scalia notes safeinOhio Jun 2012 #70
You have been misled TPaine7 Jun 2012 #75
Those were Scalia's exact words safeinOhio Jun 2012 #77
This is not a quote of the Supreme Court: TPaine7 Jun 2012 #81
I'm not the one being misled. safeinOhio Jun 2012 #79
It appears that your interpretation of my words is no better TPaine7 Jun 2012 #82
Simple solution... Fredjust Jun 2012 #38
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