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In reply to the discussion: Family calls cops. Cops break in and beat the hell out of them [View all]MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Last edited Tue Jul 23, 2013, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)
My point is that much of the basis of Gun Prohibitionist's mindset is a distrust / dislike of the common person being armed. They do not understand, do not like, and even outright hate, that the average adult American can be armed.
Their attitude is that only "Professionals" should have guns, and if only the "Professionals" had the guns, we would have a much safer and "civilized" country. But, many of these same "Professionals" engage in such egregious actions as in the OP, and they are not limited to one region of the country.
One of the biggest champions of Gun Prohibitionism is Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who not only wants to keep ordinary people from having guns, he thinks if perfectly fine that his NYPD acts like a bunch of Brownshirts.
Its not a disproportionate percentage of those who witnesses and victims describe as committing the murders, Bloomberg said. In that case, incidentally, I think we disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/30/bloomberg-wont-apologize-for-remarks-on-stop-and-frisk/
Just imagine if a Mayor from anywhere in the south, especially, Florida or Texas would have said that.
And for those that think that Law Enforcement will ever be disarmed, is living in a total, utter and complete fantasy world. the TPTB will NEVER let those that guard them be disarmed.
Do you think the USSS is going to want to disarm in the face of the all the threats directed at POTUS plus other Federal Officials?
Do you think the mayors of major cities like NYC, Chicago, L.A. , D.C will tolerate having unarmed bodyguards? Bloomberg NEVER would. Just like Daley. He still has them today, and how long has he been out of office?
Even if you disarmed the average cop-on the street, there is still going to be some upper level of cops that will have access to firearms just like in the UK with their "Armed Police" concept.
And the wealthy and powerful who are NOT in politics will always make sure that exceptions are written into law that will let them have armed bodyguards, armed private security guards, firms and even outright private security armies guarding gated compounds which would be there solely to protect themselves, their loved ones and their property while leaving the rest of the common people to depend solely on the "good graces" of law enforcement.
All that would end up happening is disarming the average person, which of course, is the ultimate goal of the Gun Prohibitionist Movement.