Armed citizen intervention in Skyway shooting ignites CCW debate(WA)

Seattle Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 7 August, 2011 | Dave Workman

[OneWingedShark]

>I’ve been a law enforcement officer for over 23 years, we can only respond to crime, we cannot prevent or intervene anymore.

Allow me to disagree, from what I see the police only respond to SOME crime.
There are others which they will not touch with a ten foot pole, take for example the semi-recent Indiana Supreme Court declaration that Indiana no longer recognizes the right to resist unlawful police entry(1); or look at the number of States which prohibit in their Constitutions the disarmament on Citizens which have laws doing just that (courthouses and State buildings are a great place to look there).

1) I wrote about it here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2761352/posts

[OneWingedShark]

I was taught by my grandfather- never hestitate to go to the rescue because God will be there with you for doing the good and right thing. God is more powerful than a pistol.

This is true.
Would that I had learned that lesson as well as you; as it shames me for being such a coward.

[jwalsh07]

I’ve been a law enforcement officer for over 23 years, we can only respond to crime, we cannot prevent or intervene anymore. It is up to you to stop it. We want to be there for you but it is impossible

So true. And honest. Also the reason that myself, my wife and my daughter have CCW licenses in CT. But carrying out of state is made virtually impossible by the surrounding states.

[Recon Dad]

Lived in Ohio and now in North Carolina and we could and can carry in all surrounding states. Always felt squimish going to Chicago but my wife still carried and she’s a better shot than I am so I felt better.

[Recon Dad]

Lived in Ohio and now in North Carolina and we could and can carry in all surrounding states. Always felt squimish going to Chicago but my wife still carried and she’s a better shot than I am so I felt better.