Posted on 04/24/2002 7:19:56 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
Suspect shot when officer uses gun to tap on car window
A St. Petersburg man was shot early today after police approached him on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and an officer's gun accidentally discharged. Tampa Police say Christopher Jackson, 29, had solicited an undercover female police officer posing as a prostitute on Nebraska Avenue and was then stopped by two police cruisers. Police say as they approached, he rolled up his car window, and "appeared to be reaching for something." Officer William Jordan, a four-year veteran, used his gun to tap on the car window and the gun accidentally went off. Jackson, who was shot once in the upper body, was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he was in stable condition. The case is under investigation.
Translation: His finger was accidentally on the trigger and he accidentally pulled it.
That cop is lying. He was negligent.
Damn.
I'm usually pro-cop, but (if the facts are as reported) there's no excuse for such STOOPID negligent handling of a weapon.
OH PULEEZE!!
Citizens in 44 states “Do not fear Gun Owners who “Citizen Carry” (CC).”
In 1986 only eight (8) states allow “citizen carry” (CC) and crime was on the rise. In the year 2001, 42 states now have CC laws on the books and crime continues to drop. Researchers to the self-defense issue, has noticed crime begin dropping immediately after enactment in each state and showed up four - five years before the Brady law. Our Indiana neighbor has issued 350,000 CC permits and zero (0) has been revoked for a firearms homicide. In these states Police Chief’s are pleasantly surprised in the quality of the applicant.
There are 21 times more (est. 2,500,000) CC owners than “street” policeman (120,000) in the United States. Policemen killed 330 innocent citizens in 1996 and CC’ers (30). Statistically you are 300 times more likely to be innocently shot by a policeman than a CC owner. Sidebar: 700,000 Doctors kill by mistake 90,000 people annually in our nation. Our hearts should go out to each and every family and our heads need to be crystal clear on this issue. Also Citizen Carry citizens commit less crime that even Police officers as a statistical group.
Women are the fastest growing group of gun owners in the United States. “Dial 911 and Die” is real with 911 response times from 5 to 30 minutes. Police only stop 4% in the act violent crime. What logic would as representative suggest to a woman to “talk down” the rapist with AIDS or HIV or STD? 10 minutes is a long time. Get your watch and start talking. Do GG (Gun Grabbers) honestly think the rapist will use a condom? Women should be outraged at the GG for forcing such defenseless thinking. Did you know most rapes last from 2 to 4 hours.
Question? Why do you think, judges, probation officers, bail bondman, attorneys and social workers are given the right to CC or decide to carry illegally? If you ask they will tell you, they are dealing bad guys everyday and know the mindset of these early release felons.
Bad guys will always have guns. It is “dumb and dumber” to believe America is safer by taking away firearms from honest American Citizens or to make felons. Anti gun groups and faulty ordinances in Chicago land are doing just the opposite providing “gun free zones” for criminals to operate in.
Most all State Statues are written to protect the general public not the individual. It is the individual’s responsibility to protect themselves and their families at home and away from home.
Road Rage: It is a myth that CC owners kill cops, or citizens with Road Rage. In the United States over the last twenty years only two (2) known road rage shootings have occurred. Believe me if Road Rage shootings were a problem, the Gun Grabbers (GG’ers), would let us know. One case, after a car accident in TX, the driver begins to punch the man in the face, breaking his eye socket, nose. Profusely bleeding from the face and fearing for his life, the 65 yr old driver pulled his gun and shot the road raged driver saving his life.
· My personal thoughts: Every solid citizen who elects to “CC” carry’s a tremendous burden. This burden is to stay legal, or be charged with a felony or at least a grand jury indictment, should they ever break one of 25,000 gun laws or kill an attacking criminal. We have plenty of criminal laws to put them away for life should any CC’er turn to the dark side. · Jesus in the Bible was smart enough to cast blame on Cain for killing Abel, not blame the stone. Those who believe the “GG” fear spinners need to wake up. · One final closing thought, Christian religions and other religions teach the need to protect ones self. Jesus said in Luke 22:36 30 He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. The sword was the finest weapon outside of the home of its time, far better than rocks, clubs, and stones.
Department of Justice, FBI, CIA, statistics and facts
* Facts and Figures ver3.1 *(700k file)
http://home.attbi.com/~guys/guns.html
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I did a three and a half year tour as an MP in San Diego and never heard of anyone doing something this stupid. We had a Chief kill the clearing barrel with his 12 guage. A fellow on my shift pulled a guy over for speeding and when he got out to write the ticket, he left his patrol car in drive, and it lurched forward and rear ended the speeder. Another dude got the 4WD stuck on the beach and didn't call for help until the tide took it out to sea. And I answered a silent alarm at the "O" club with an unloaded weapon. We were the Keystone Cops, but we never hurt anyone.
Right. Buy him a bismarck, he can put his own hole in it.
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