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Police Attitudes on Armed Self-Defense are Changing
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Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
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"It was not very many years ago that the common refrain echoed by the media after any self defense shooting was that the police advise against 'taking the law into your own hands' along with the obligatory 'leave it to the professionals.' It’s hard to know how much of this reflected actual police attitudes, and how much was what the media wished to portray as police attitudes, but that was conventional wisdom. Over the last two decades, however, that stance has changed. Now, much more often, we hear comments like, 'homeowners have a right to defend themselves'; 'you will have to protect yourself and your family'; and 'get training so that you can do the right thing' . . ." ... |
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Millwright66
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| LEOs in rural areas have always relied upon residents as their "go to" backup support when they know time is critical and another badge is often a half-hour away. Now, our more urban LEOs are seeing the wisdom of their more rural brethren. When you may be targeted by anyone for no reason whatsoever besides a badge and uniform, having helping pairs of eyes is a good thing. |
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| By calling attention to a well-regulated militia for the security of the Nation, and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our Founding Fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny, which gave rise to the second amendment, will ever be a major danger to our Nation, the amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic military-civilian relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of the country. For that reason I believe the second amendment will always be important. --JOHN F. KENNEDY |
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