It’s a common saying among ‘the right to bear arms’ crowd.
“When seconds count...” meaning that the situation is dire and you have seconds to react...
“The police are only minutes away,” meaning that they aren’t going to show up in time to save your butt.
My point is this: These men are trained professionals. They are handed powerful weapons and live with these weapons for up to a year at a time, while in a foreign country. We trust them with guns all the time.
But, back at home, they are disarmed.
I live on a military base. If I went off post and got my Concealed Carry Permit, I’d still have to disarm, unload my weapon, and place my weapon in a locked case before I went home at night. Soldiers cannot carry weapons on base, even if they have their CCP.
They are disarmed at work and at home by the US gov’t. And we wonder why this happens.
The MP’s won’t get there before a dozen are murdered. Yet we rely on them to save us.
None of this makes sense. That’s like telling off-duty cops that they can’t have a weapon at home. Why would anyone think that this makes sense?
Is that clear?
“The police are only minutes away,” meaning that they aren’t going to show up in time to save your butt”
I was well aware of the meaning,the cop haters have thrown that out many times.
I just didn’t see how it fit here.
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