[stuartcr]

I’m not arguing the right to carry, I’m saying that I think it was irresponsible. In my opinion, the odds of a police man having both hands occupied and in a position to have his weapon taken, are much less, than a civilian walking around a festival.

[ontap]

One obtains a permit to protect his family, bad things can happen at a family gathering. I see no difference in a situation such as this and any other situation. One needs to be allowed to protect his family, anywhere.

[Leatherneck_MT]

“I’m not arguing the right to carry, I’m saying that I think it was irresponsible. In my opinion, the odds of a police man having both hands occupied and in a position to have his weapon taken, are much less, than a civilian walking around a festival.”

I understand your argument, but I’ll add my 2 cents in anyway.

I’ll trust 1000 armed, openly carrying, law abiding civilians in my country long before I’ll trust 1 armed police officer.

Especially with the example shown above.

What he should have done was to travel with others doing the same. I doubt seriously there would have been the level of arrogance displayed by the Norfolk Gestapo as there was.

[CHEE]

Take your family to the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix at night and you would wish you were carrying weapon with full automatic capabilities. Not all the thugs are illegal insurgents, but they are there among the drunk masses.

[wita]

BS!

[Theo]

Did you read the post? The *police* were having difficulty removing the weapon. I suspect any thug would have an even more difficult time with it.

[philetus]

In my opinion, the odds of a police man having both hands occupied and in a position to have his weapon taken, are much less, than a civilian walking around a festival.”

I would be interested in your reasoning for that statement.