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hey abe....a little personal info on me.....i am now permanently disabled as a result of arresting a man who had beat his wife. i was with my rights to shoot him since at one point we were struggling for and he got my gun pointed it towards my head and tried to kill me. i didnt shoot. i value life, in fact i hold it precious. i did this for a total stranger.....walk a mile in my shoes then, tell me about rights how bad cops are.....i know, i nearly died doing my DUTY. there are "badge heavy" (industry term) cops in every dept. REAL COPS dispise them, and i have arrested cops. so maybe i am the exception not the norm, but you put people in boxes and that isnt right. i dont even know you but if called upon, i would honor my oath and take a bullet for you. so lesson # 1 is not all cops are the same. we dont like the bad ones either. if good cops got as much press as bad cops people like you would know the real truth.

doesnt the supreme court interpret those rights? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? disarm the police??? give me your # next time someone is breaking in my house at 3am i want you to come and protect me, and before you say if i was armed, etc. what about infirm,handicapped,mentally disabled, or convicted felons (who have paid their debt to society but are prohibited from possessing firearms) do they not deserve protection? wait i will give them your number, you can protect them.

notoriously bad shots??!!!. ok maybe in chicago, but for 18 years i had to qualify at a minimum of 80% in the 5x. (dead center for those who dont shoot) if i didnt, they would take my gun. rightfully so. so i guess it depends on jurisdiction. i have never heard of a department who let anyone carry without qualifying, CAN WE SAY A BIZILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT??
i do have friends that are nypd and went to a eagles game and were prosecuted for concealed carry.
i still stand by my statement that if you want it your way, just qualify. again.barbers used to be dentists also....hopefully we have progressed from the ok corrall

ok constitution 101 guy, the supreme court (ever heard of them?) defines the "right to keep and bear arms" defines that to mean being part of a WELL REGULATED MILITIA...... class dismissed.

again, in your world where everybody is armed,do you have to be trained? qualify 4x a year? go thru hours and hours of shoot, dont shoot scenarios? or is carrying a gun less important than getting a drivers license? about the backup......can you picture that scenario?? EVERYBODY PULLS OUT A GUN. who's on first......nah, i would rather have the professionals do the job. or can i come to your gall bladder operation and assist? look at me i am a serf just because i cant do gall bladder operations........c'mon.

armed citizens have also shot more family members,neighbors etc. make no mistake, i am not against concealed carry just you should have to jump thru the same hoops i do to get that privilage. training, training, training.
heck i have a better idea, lets just pass out badges to everybody and we can all arrest anyone we want.

do you also expect the same performance standards for the citizens? or can just anybody pick up their gun and fire away? thats called dangerous........

hate to bust your bubble but florida doesnt even allow reciprocity. concealed carry is a joke the polititions played on the unsuspecting masses.
1) must be carried in a hip grip or similar holster
2) only between the armpit and waistline
3) not to a "public gathering"- vague? you bet!

pig? no name calling please.

wow, have you read the constitution lately?
1) the cop is guilty, ect.
ever heard that part of INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty?
if illinois has a stupid law that says officers cant carry weapons off duty, that makes the public LESS SAFE. how many times has an off duty cop stopped an in progress crime? cops are considered on duty 24/7 (in most areas) i WANT cops to be armed off duty, that way the criminals never know who is standing behind them in line at that convenience store. or are we just supposed to be victims and then complain the cops arent doing anything?