ARM THE PEOPLE

You need to read the proposal. If the program is operated under the Sheriff's office (as proposed) and if the volunteers are indeed deputized (as proposed) then your most recent (and much more rational I might add) comments/arguements would be addressed.

In addidition, this thread is nothing more than a proposal/suggestion. Clearly, such a proposal would have to be fleshed out ... as many posters on this thread have attempted to do. If you read through the posts (pretty long now) you will find many good suggestions regarding training, age requirements, women involvement, etc.

The idea is to get the dialog going and to take that dialog to your elected Sheriff. I realize most of them are too much the politicians and too indoctrinated to consider it ... but there are also quite a few who would. If something like this got started in one county and spread to others ... those implementing it (IMHO) would be better for it ... and they might inspire some governor to stand.

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