[solitas]

I don't trust law-enforcement personnel to begin with, and I'm shocked to see so many so-called "conservatives" here who are such ardent supporters of the concept that an intrusive "nanny state" is an acceptable approach to this problem.

I'm not crazy about trusting them too much either; but I'm less crazy about getting assaulted in a situation where I cannot perforce defend myself to the same degree as the antagonist.

If the government will NOT allow me to be armed in certain situations (planes, trains, etc.) to protect Myself and Mine then they damned well BETTER be doing THAT themselves.

The rest of the time: I'll watch out for myself, defend myself as is necessary, and let the government take care of any subsequent prosecution(s) - I am my own first-responder.

[Alberta's Child]

If the government will NOT allow me to be armed in certain situations (planes, trains, etc.) to protect Myself and Mine then they damned well BETTER be doing THAT themselves.

All the more reason to stay away from any place where your government will NOT allow you to protect yourself. It's one thing to put your life in the hands of your fellow citizens, but trusting an entity as corrupt and incompetent as a government is ridiculous.

[hineybona]

I'm all for having a gun and protecting myself(God knows in a few years we'll all have to defend ourselves in our own neighborhoods).In the NY subway situation a gun is useless.A guy is going to come in with a back pack and blow it .The police need to be able to search anyone and profile Middle Eastern men PERIOD..What are you going to do with your gun stand thete all day and stop people? In this situation the cops needs the right to do whats necessary and any conservative with half a brain knows that the best solution. I WANT people searched.it's not a nanny state situation ,it's a COMMON SENSE situation.