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Originally posted by nostatic
you were doing ok up until that tripe...
I own two handguns. I practice with them quite a bit. I would CC on occasion if allowed, but frankly do not feel particularly unsafe in Los Angeles. And I think the cops here do a great job. Nobody is perfect though...
I just don't understand who some people can be so cavalier about what they'd do in such a situation and suggest that they would have taken the guy out, apparently with little regard to the circumstances. Sorry, but unless you've been well trained for such situations (which firing at paper targets at the range does NOT do), then I'd suggest that you might do more harm than good.
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Okay. You caught me being a bit inflammatory to draw folks out.
But I do, in general, stand by my statement.
You Todd, are an enigma. A gun carrying liberal (correct me if I'm wrong in that label). I don't mean any of this as an insult, but more a philisophical difference. Most people that I know that own and carry guns are right wing, NRA, self defense types. While you may question their ability to use a handgun in public, I do not. As I and others have said, you place too much confidence in the police. That also is not an insult. Their duties are wide and varied. They can not be there everytime something bad happens. The more good guys that have guns, the more likely someone will be there to stop someone like the SL p.o.s.
Furtheremore, the guys I know are licensed, trained, and practised. Most of them are military or retired military. I can only say that after many beers I have learned of their experience with firearms and combat. I can say this, if I was pinned down in a mall, I would be very glad to see any one of them-more so than your average cop.
While Charles sounds like a cowboy - I agree with every word he wrote. Nothing wrong with cowboys.