Gun Bills

As some of you may have been able to guess by now based on my earlier rants, i am a staunch supporter of gun rights, and the ability to carry a handgun, concealed or open by the the general public.

I have seen too many times where someone who was stabbed, shot, mugged, raped, who could have  averted this and put one more bad guy in the ground by simply being able to carry a handgun and being proficient in its use.

It irks me when i hear people argue for stronger gun laws after mass shootings such as Aurora, or Oakland. These men set out on a mission to kill as many innocents as possible, it is highly unlikely that tougher penalties and more guns being illegal would stop someone who is hell bent on mass murder. The only people it really hobbles are the people wishing to own a gun for collection,hunting, sport shooting, or home and public defense.
(important to note also is that every modern mass shooting has either occurred in a specific building that bans carry of firearms by the general public such as Aurora, or in a state or city that heavily restricts or outright bans concealed or open carry by civilians. If you are able to find of any mass shooting in the US recently that proves this wrong, please let me know, regardless the overwhelming majority fit in the category i stated above)

This is why the ridiculous attempt to jump start the Assault Weapons Ban bill again bothers me so much, it's as if they think in general also that the majority of crimes are committed with AR-15s and M1 garands and Saiga semi auto shotguns. Less than one percent of all crimes are committed with these firearms, the overwhelming majority are handguns, which are already reasonably regulated in the first place to keep felons and the mentally ill from owning them, while still making it possible for the general public to exercise their second amendment rights by owning them.

So there is my little rant for the day, after reading several stupid articles on the topic i felt the need to express my feelings.

Y'all have a good one, drive safe and please...don't call 911 at 430 in the morning because your CO2 detector is sounding, and you just forgot to change the batteries...

--Burnout

Training

i realize i've been absent a while, i've been quite busy lately due to numerous training courses i am taking for my fire company and the plentiful calls that have been run, be back soon with stories from my company and soon more stories of patrol again.
Till then, take care, drive safe, and please don't call 911 after 11pm for a stubbed toe...

Burnout