Posted on 12/19/2004 5:42:14 PM PST by Graybeard58
Then I would encourage you to examine why "others may not". Is that a conservative value in your estimation? Is the 2nd Amendment for retired police officers?
Why don't you try and change the laws in your state to allow for you to carry a concealed weapon? We did here in Michigan, and now non-ex-cops have the right to carry a concealed weapon, too.
Is the 2nd Amendment for retired police officers?
Like the way cops rarely write each other tickets but instead chuckle about it, I doubt that he cares.
Same here. The rest of us law-abiding folks remain disarmed. I'd like to see the law challenged on 14th Amendment grounds. Congress cannot discriminate between one class of citizens and another based on their status. We do live in an aristocracy. We live in the United States Of America.
Sorry we don't live in an aristocracy. All men are created equal. Or are cops somehow more special than the rest of us? That is the question.
Wow. I guess nobody will really understand unless they live with a cop.
Thank you.
PS: To all police officers, I say "Continue to not write each other tickets. I don't really care. If that's a way for me to thank you for your sacrifice, then so be it."
That's all I'm going to say about this.
Have a wonderful night, everybody, and Merry Christmas, too.
"80 some odd year old man with syphilitic dementia"
What was the Senator's name?
I live in the great state of Texas, and I carry Sig Sauer P220, .45acp pistol as a daily carry. Luckily my state has shown considerably more sense than IL.
For what it's worth, my son-in-law is a police officer in crime ridden Shreveport. Not to take anything away from him, he's a good man, but he doesn't have a greater right to protect his family than I have the right to protect mine. Sorry you can't see that.
Congress woman Jan "Shit-cow-ski" is gonna be mad! She does not want any law abiding citizen especially an officer to carry a gun.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.