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Much of the newspaper and TV commentary has focused on the fact that there was an off-duty St. Paul cop in the bar who witnessed the shooting but did not interfere or pursue the fleeing suspect. This morning the Pioneer Press is shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that the cop was not carrying a gun.

Of course he wasn't. The place was *posted*. That yellow sign is all the personal protection any sane person reasonably needs, right?

[spunkets]

"there was an off-duty St. Paul cop in the bar who witnessed the shooting but did not interfere or pursue the fleeing suspect. This morning the Pioneer Press is shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that the cop was not carrying a gun."

He should be fired.

[brbethke]

egotistical bump.

If you're looking for contemporary proof that gun control laws only give homicidal thugs a clear field of fire, this is about as clear an example as you're going to find.

[brbethke]

I-can't-believe-this bump

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More pictures at:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/joelrosenberg/17770.html