I did not know that cops have not have constitutional duty to protect citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect-someone.html?_r=0

*gasp!* omg.. lmao

You're learning, Bob!! This is a beautiful, special day!

Man, i almost want to hug you. Whew!

Conservative minds CAN be open to new sources of information.

This is an amazing epiphany that I congratulate you on.

Good job, buddy!

It's not possible for 1 cop per 1000 citizens to protect them.

(stand by for hyperbole from the usual suspects)

Lets not start circle jerking each other just yet. At least buy me dinner.
This is not an anti cop thing.


But seriously, Do you think that guns should be banned?

Lantern, Just wanting your opinion. If you were king.
Under what circumstances should citizens be allowed to have firearms?

should there be mandatory safety training? Gun free zones in high crime areas with excessive stiff penalties if caught?

Whats the probability of you stopping a citizen and they have a gun?

Just curious from your POV.

Canadian (white - maybe important to mention these days sadly) here. I visited a friend in New Hampshire a few years ago.
After arriving and unpacking, friend (who has lived there in that neighborhood all her life) takes me on a tour of the small neighborhood. Walking down the street, within 15 minutes, a man comes out of his house pointing a rifle at me demanding to know "who the fuck" I am and "what the fuck" I am doing there. They don't get many new people in the area I guess. Turns out this person was known as "Crazy Larry" in the area, an ex police officer and known to have mental problems. He still has his license to carry for firearms, despite complaints, and to do whatever the hell he wants to do with them on his property.

FWIW, I actually agree with a lot of what the Pro Gun guy said. There has to be a line drawn somewhere though.


tdlr: within 15 mins of a New Hampshire town walking tour on public ground, gun pointed at me and threatened by a person with known mental problems and valid license demanding to know why I was there. Line needs to be drawn.

No, because prohibition doesn't work.

Not for Alcohol.
Not for Cannabis.
Not for Guns either.

Should there be way fewer guns in general? Of course.

Should the process to obtain a gun legally be difficult? Of course.

Should LEOs be issued sidearms? FUCK NO.


Wanna hunt? Wanna shoot for recreation? Fine.

Just do it in a safe place.
Be properly trained.

Because:
"The only thing that stops a GOOD GUY with a gun"..

Is literally anyone else who wants a gun because they are ridiculous easy to get a hold of.

This idea that you need a gun so the government wont take your gun has to be the stupidest fucking thing these people repeat. Why do you need to be as well armed as the national guard? The statement that citizens face the same dangers as cops is the second stupidest thing ever said on television...who listens to these fucking morons?

Moving this video to bobknight33's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

Yeah, you can have all the assault rifles you want. The government has drones.

Besides, it's kinda funny that the same people who say these things are the very people who say that your current government has become a dictatorship. So if you need guns to prevent a dictatorship, and you have guns, why didn't you prevent the dictatorship?

Jim Jeffries nailed it when he said that there is one argument for having a gun... "I like my gun".

Thing is, most of the time, that's fine. If you want to have a gun for hunting or target shooting, go nuts. But it is a dangerous tool and should be subject to regulation.