Replies

God, even a despicable drug dealer or a nut case has the God-given Right to Self-Defense!
As I know from personal experience, “Those who shouldn’t have guns” include the Politically Incorrect and politically vocal persons pointing out corruption such as myself who the local Sheriff simply doesn’t like.
Why do they demand “Training?” From all my lifelong of experience, there are simply levels of deterrence, and most criminals never even get shot.
Wearing openly at times, is good. That saved me and my son’s life, one time. Simply drawing, and even that loud click of the hammer going back is quite another, and that was another time. Most self-defense actions take place in very close range, so why exact Police State Taxes and the like on, say, some little old lady from keeping a .38 in her purse?
The Police simply don’t like it because, otherwise, everyone has to “Call 911!” Keeping THEM in CONTROL - And increasing their own funding for nice, new, shiny cars and uniforms, and new radio gadgets, and status in the community. AND the adrenaline rush.
It’s a Power Trip, a very human trait, yet one the US Constitution was designed to guard against.
Know what “Police” also means? To “Clean up.”
In my younger years, the Police were called to clean up after whatever citizens had concluded their private business.
Now, they’re set out on Orwellian “Potential Mind Crimes that one might not even know one possesses the ability for...”
Felonies, once a rare charge, now will put you in prison, forever take away your political voice and your right to defend yourself, your family, home, religion, town... for so much as spitting on the sidewalk.
And the next CC state will be Colorado.

I was a traveling salesman for 30 years and most of that time I carried a hand gun in the car. Only had to produce it 2 times and fortunately did not have to use it. I understand what you stated and agree.

The militarization of the local Law Enforcement truly bothers me. I live in a town of 700 people and the local officer wears a black uniform. He is a couple of years younger than I am. My brother was briefly married to his sister. There is nothing threatening about him and he does a fine job of law enforcement. He is a good friend. None the less the culture has spilled over on him.