Reply #95: thank you for your kind words

[paulsby]

fwiw, i was PRO gun control, when i started in law enforcement. it was my personal experience, as well as discussion with proRKBA types and study that changed my mind.

iirc, the guy who shot this robber had had a CCW for years and had never had occasion to use it, but this officer was VERY grateful he did so, on this occasion

we had another incident where an officer was shot and killed and two people (that i personally interviewed) had guns on them.

neither used them. one said she was "unsure of her backstop" which i think was a bit of a hedge, but regardless a guy was shooting a cop in the head in front of her and there was an apartment building 1/4 mile away. the shot was justified.

the 2nd guy by the time he got his gun OUT, the shooting was over and he could see the suspect's slide locked back, so he didn't shoot. he could have ordered the guy to stop, and if the guy didn't legally shot him. the guy just executed a cop in front of him (stood over the guy and emptied the gun into his head) and was CLEARLY a continuing danger, slide locked back or not

both used lots of restraint

one thing that irks me is that when antis try to claim that cops are anti-CCW and they cite org's like IACP as "proof" of same.

why would an organization of police chiefs (who are almost always political appointees and beholden to mayors/city councils) possibly represent the views of "real" iow LINE cops.

it would be like quoting a bunch of auto company CEO's as alleged evidence as to what assembly line workers think

again, thank you for your kind words.