[gusty]

Exactly. Police do not protect you they just draw a white line around your corpse. I’m in one of those states that do not let you protect yourself, so I will take Bloomberg’s challenge only if they let me carry first.

[cuban leaf]

—I’m in one of those states that do not let you protect yourself—

It’s one of the reasons I moved from Seattle to central KY. One of MANY related reasons. And traffic.

[GnL]

Police do not protect you they just draw a white line around your corpse.

I guess you could say they turn you into a "corpseman."