Gun Control & RKBA

Clames

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59. I can't help what you believe.

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 07:27 PM

Jun 2012

Born in the UK and lived there plenty. Just glad I live in the US now. Americans are plenty capable of common sense. You on the other hand, are incapable of defining such a term to apply to a culture you are far from an expert on. Community policing may very well work better in the UK. No evidence suggests it would work here. I have family that visits regularly from the UK and they seem to have a better grasp of that concept than you do.

I don't trust anyone with anything, even those I know personally. Then again my situational awareness is well honed and I know the value of verifying something before putting too much stock into it. I run into people who CCW around here quite often, never had a reason to be alarmed. Just a mental note and I go about my business as usual.

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Why Cops Shouldn't be Allowed to Carry Guns [View all] TPaine7 Jun 2012 OP

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