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In reply to the discussion: Tipping point. [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)15. no body armor in that specific case
The point is, he teaches tactics to police. You look at what happened and learned from it. The references to body armor is a lesson learned. Like he said, the asshole in Orlando tried to get level three body armor and a gun from the first gun shop. The clerk told him to buzz off and called the FBI and cops. The point was, there is a chance the next terrorist will have that type of armor, which will resist a rifle round and cops have to train for that possibility.
More practice because most cops are poor shots, often less proficient than a rural teenager.
This is the reality, violence is rarely the answer. When it is, it is the only answer.
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Great! How about liability on the part of any gun owner whose weapon is used to harm others?
Human101948
Jun 2016
#1
How about liability for the police and their employers who lose guns that are then used in crimes?
Human101948
Jun 2016
#2
Hard fact, if you have a gun in the home you are more likely to die a violent death...
Human101948
Jun 2016
#13
Straw colossus. Few in the pro-2A group here buy into Lott's theory. Note CDC findings.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#32
If you are in a home equipped with electricity, you are more likely to be electrocuted.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#27
"This is readly assisted by a Democratic Party which has junked any FDR/LBJ pretenses......"
pablo_marmol
Jul 2016
#38
If I can avoid a "hide," the Party pretty much gave up on a sound ideology for change...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#41
Great idea. Strip citizens of the right to self-defense - pay any consequences.
pablo_marmol
Jul 2016
#39
I appreciate this post, as it strongly suggest a larger issue than gun control...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#42