No law enforcement officer is required to defend you they do so because of the oath they took and their personal honor and courage. And before I get off my soap box I want people who don't believe in carrying a gun to ask themselves If you are not willing to defend your self what makes you so much better than that police officer you are depending on that you expect him / her to risk their life to defend you.
Ray,
No offense taken and I appreciate your comments.
However, my preferance for law enforcment to be the ones carrying the guns comes not from a sense of entitlement but trust.
It's not that I expect the officer to sacrifice his/her life for me , but that I trust the officer to handle the weapon professionally and responsibly.
I do not trust the goof down the street (and I do have one in mind) to handle his weapon the same way.
I know my own obsessive sense of responsiblity when it comes to fire arms, I do not trust the person next to me to have that same sense of restraint and responsibilty.
If it is a right for me then it is a right for the goof down the street.
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