Reply #44: An update:

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

Based on the latest information that I've read on this story the Major was indeed armed.

I can't help but point out that an instance of a safety measure not preventing an injury, does not justify disregarding that safety measure.
Cops are frequently shot, probably more often than the general public. I am not aware of a single department that disarmed their officers after a fellow officer was shot.

If I read of someone who drowned or was burned to death in a auto accident because they couldn't get out of their seat-belts, I'll still be buckling when I get in the car. But you feel free to do as you like...it's evolution at work.