[handk]

Several years ago, in the city where I live, a female police officer had a suspect sitting in the back of her squad car. He did something to prompt her to fire her tazer gun at him. Only thing is, she mistakenly grabbed her firearm and shot him in the chest, killing him instantly.

The point of this story is that obviously, only cops are qualified to carry firearms. Us peasants just can't handle that kind of responsibility.

[rlmorel]

There is a video at www.big-boys.com that shows some cops holding a subject on the ground on his stomach, just having had the cuffs snapped on. A big burly cop has his knee in the guy's back. Into the picture walks this female cop with her gun drawn, pointed somewhat waveringly and half-heartedly in the direction of the suspect on the ground as she approaches.

And her gun goes off, just missing the guys head. He goes a little nuts (understandably), while she tries to figure out if she should put her weapon back in her holster...

This is not meant as a slam on women...just on poorly trained cops. She happened to be a good example of your point, exactly!

[Ghengis]

Several years ago, in the city where I live, a female police officer had a suspect sitting in the back of her squad car. He did something to prompt her to fire her tazer gun at him. Only thing is, she mistakenly grabbed her firearm and shot him in the chest, killing him instantly.

The point of this story is that obviously, only cops are qualified to carry firearms. Us peasants just can't handle that kind of responsibility.

Here is a great example of someone we are supposed to wait for to come rescue us ignorant, unarmed civilians when facing a deadly bad guy.   I think I'll keep exercising my CCW instead.