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In reply to the discussion: 3 cops shot at the police station. If only they had been armed... [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)53. Your statement has not been verified by reliable sources
There has been no reliable proof that the shooter in the OR mall even saw the CCW holder and that's what stopped him. Most news reports tend to report that he, like other shooters, stopped and killed himself when law enforcement arrived.
I will say the CCW holder was very responsible and did not fire his weapon because as he admitted in interviews later he could not be sure he wouldn't hit an innocent bystander.
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3 cops shot at the police station. If only they had been armed... [View all]
Speck Tater
Dec 2012
OP
The police station in my small city is set up so that cops are protected from
bluestate10
Dec 2012
#1
If cops who are supposedly well trained in using force in critical incidents...
AgainsttheCrown
Dec 2012
#9
That's why we should use the #1 security in the world...Minister Farhakhan's.They protect the public
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#51
I've got what appears to be news to you. Most cops are ill-trained idiots.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#23
The same type of people with the same type of gun skills as your average concealed carry participant.
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2012
#34
no, you are an NRA-trained idiot, learn how to argue. most cops are ok. i know them well!
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#46
You couldn't be further off the mark. Is that the result of some of that "police training" you
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#50
If we were serious about curbing gun violence in America, yes. But we're not.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#24
I think that the reason for our uniquely American brand of violence has been pretty well explained.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#36
If that guy had had his own gun, he wouldn't have had to get mad and grab someone else's!
Brickbat
Dec 2012
#7
Because, they are part of the wider conversation we have all been having...
MrMickeysMom
Dec 2012
#45