Citizens With Guns Can Curb Crime (police officer's letter to editor)

Sunday News-Register (Wheeling, WV) ^ | Sept. 22, 2002 | Cpl. Albert Postlewait Jr

[mountaineer]

concealed carry ping.

[RAY]

RIGHT ON!!!

[copycat]

It is impossible to believe, in the face of common-sense arguments like this, that those who lead the effort to reduce gun ownership among the general populace do so without full knowledge of the true results of their actions. (Empowerment of the criminal.)

As such, one must assume that these "gun-grabbers" are not genuinely concerned with the lives of their fellow citizens to any measure, and rather are power-seeking statists of the first order.

[sunshine state]

Bump!

[mountaineer]

gun bump

[mountaineer]

one must assume that these "gun-grabbers" are not genuinely concerned with the lives of their fellow citizens

Amen.

[glc1173@aol.com]

"It is impossible to believe, in the face of common-sense arguments like this, that those who lead the effort to reduce gun ownership among the general populace do so without full knowledge of the true results of their actions. (Empowerment of the criminal.)"

That - and the quoted column by the retired officer - show a profound split between ordinary street cops and the politicians-with-badges called "police chiefs" who must make sure their public remarks don't offend mayors or city councils they report to. That's why sheriffs and police chiefs in the same county often sound so different about gun issues.

The fact that chiefs often say diametrically-opposite things to advice their street-level officers quietly give citizens shows this split.

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[Mulder]

Thanks for the ping.

Most "rank and file" police officers support CCW laws. It only the chiefs (politicians) in the big cities that oppose them.

[Zon]

As such, one must assume that these "gun-grabbers" are not genuinely concerned with the lives of their fellow citizens to any measure, and rather are power-seeking statists of the first order.

Why many politicians and bureaucrats champion gun-grabbing special interest groups.

The Cycle of "Justified" Violence

Politicians and bureaucrats "justify" keeping their jobs and reelection by protecting the citizens from criminals. If there's not enough criminals they create a boogieman followed by laws to protect the people from it. Thus creating a new category of criminals. Lock up the boogieman-pot-smokers and let the violent criminals reenter society so they can create more violent crimes and the people will speak out against the violence and cry out for politicians and bureaucrats to do their job. The cycle of justified violence.

[justsomedude]

hmm..came across this by accident. Gee, why isn't this on the national news talk shows?

[justsomedude]

people have abdicated their responsibilities and subcontracted their duties out to hired hands:

Parenting out to child care workers and schools
Civic responsibilities out to politicians
Worship out to preachers and churches
Protecting their families out to law enforcement agents
Thinking out to the media and other 'authorities'
Creativity and productivity out to corporations

and the result is the mess we're in today.

[Mulder]

bang

[mountaineer]

You're right - the opposition of police chiefs in large cities to concealed carry is, to say the least, disappointing. They seem to forget what it was like to be "in the trenches" of law enforcement.

This officer works for a city of about 30,000 with a fairly low crime rate. Most violent crime in that city stems from drug dealers from Cleveland and Detroit who come to the Ohio Valley to ply their trade. Thus far, the chief hasn't made any official pronouncement on the concealed carry issue.

[umgud]

Thanks for the ping. BTW, a few weeks ago I went to our local gun show and lo and behold....... both candidates for the sheriffs job were present assuring people they were 150% in favor of RKBA issues and if elected, would be very liberal in handing out CCW's, as does our current sheriff. I was glad to hear it. I got my CCW when I heard our current sheriff was retiring.

[mountaineer]

ping

[Shooter 2.5]

The anti-gun groups and the mmm's said that when a State passed a CCW law, the State would turn into the Wild West with blood in the gutters. They said that 32 times and not once has it happened. When will the average citizen quit listening to liars?
I went to take my renewal class last week and found out that in every case a CCW holder defended his life, The Texas Grand Jury no-billed the case.
I'm hoping that Ohio and New Mexico finally get their CCW laws soon.

[Las Vegas Dave]

BUMP

[PoorMuttly]

BUMP Post #12 !

[nanny]

"people have abdicated their responsibilities and subcontracted their duties out to hired hands: Parenting out to child care workers and schools Civic responsibilities out to politicians Worship out to preachers and churches Protecting their families out to law enforcement agents Thinking out to the media and other 'authorities' Creativity and productivity out to corporations and the result is the mess we're in today."

You said it all!!!!!!!!!

Thanks.