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Dear Steve B:THanks for asking, but, no, of course...

2008-02-11T10:28:00.000-05:00

Dear Steve B:

THanks for asking, but, no, of course none of these involved permit holders. Permit holders are extremely law-abiding and if one of them just happened to do something like this, it would be all over the news.

I hope that the shooters in these cases were not v...

2008-02-10T20:35:00.000-05:00

I hope that the shooters in these cases were not valid CW permit holders. Does anyone know if their guns were legal?

But the anti's will point out that the two officer...

2008-02-08T22:41:00.000-05:00

But the anti's will point out that the two officers were armed, & if they couldn't stop the shooter, how could a common ccw'er do it?

Respond with the truth. The public safety value of concealed carry is that a criminal cannot know who is or is not carrying. The police officers in this tragedy were targeted first because they were uniformed and carrying openly.

Only an undercover cop or a CCW holder could have intervened in this situation.

Is it my imagination or is there a theme here? Pe...

2008-02-08T12:11:00.000-05:00

Is it my imagination or is there a theme here? People upset with what government is doing to them (denying a liquor license, etc.) taking up arms against (what they perceive as tyrannical and interfering government?

I'm not condoning it, but it seems like there's a slight uptick in this kind of thing as cases like Kelo and other "constitutional" and nanny-state issues start to weigh on people's hearts, minds, and livlihoods.

But the anti's will point out that the two officer...

2008-02-08T09:01:00.000-05:00

But the anti's will point out that the two officers were armed, & if they couldn't stop the shooter, how could a common ccw'er do it?