Another public shooting--this time at a mall in Texas and how long will it take for Branden to declare, or insist that guns need to be restricted in one way, or another? I have to wonder if lives could have been saved if more people had been armed and nailed the shooter even quicker than the cop did.
I had been thinking about letting my CC permit expire, but with what seems to be going on, I just renewed it instead. That is not to say that I plan to start carrying any more than I have, but I do like having the option. I have to admit that I have been surprised at the number of older guys that I see packing (not concealed) at grocery stores these days.
We used to spend our winters in Arizona and I was somewhat awed by the number of plain clothed cops who were wondering around town, It turned out that most of them were just citizens who packed a sidearm in plane sight. People were noticeably more polite.
Some are having trouble relating I suppose.
Here is sumthin actually comparable magooch.
Remember the El Paso Walmart massacre? 23 killed?
All those people (hundreds) at Walmart. Think there were any
"concealed carriers" there? Likely dozens! How many
drew those concealed weapons and
neutralized the threat?
ANSWER? NOT ONE!The Bible says that
EVERYBODY TALKIN BOUT HEAVEN, AIN'T NECESSARILY GOIN THERE.
Well, its the same with gun toting coffee shop, and internet heros. Most Americans have never, and will never, pull a trigger on a booger, just like
less than I in 10 military personnel have ever, or will ever, actually see combat, but they sure like to talk about being veterans.
Cops used to do 30 years, and never pulled a trigger. They'd call someone else to do it if given the chance.
Its really easy, and really popular, to boast about what he, or she, woulda done. Its another thing entirely, to actually do it.
So Allen Texas, less than 30 miles from where I grew up, in a state (Texas) where "Constitutional Carry" is everywhere, had better thank their lucky stars that
A SINGLE SOLITARY COP that took the oath, and actually meant it, was in the right place, at the right time.
MORE GUNS ISN'T NECESSARILY THE ANSWER. MORE WILLING "MEN", ARE THE ANSWER.