(November 13, 2017 at 6:52 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Not mention the good guy with gun mantra defies human nature . No average Joe wants to be the hero . So most people present with a gun will never fire it.
Yep, Dallas a few years back with all the cops murdered. Open carry morons showed up to a prior pro gun rally with assault riffles but didn't use them when the shit hit the fan. Reason given, they didn't want cops confusing them with being the bad guy. It slowed the cops down too.
Actually I agree, the ones one can call "hero" are not the ones seeking conflict, but seeking to avoid it at all costs. If I were running a platoon on a battlefield, I wouldn't want a soldier who loves "getting even". I would want a soldier who looks only to neutralize what they have to and save all others including civilians and downed unarmed enemies.
Point being, I wouldn't want a Frank Burns or Colonel Flag as a cop or military. I am not claiming I could handle stressful events with a firearm, but saying if you have to put someone in that position, you don't want a utopia gung ho moron full of raging testosterone wanting to be a mere gang member.
You look at America's allies in first world nations and their law enforcement does not have the amount of firearms we do. Why is that? Because their law enforcement does not face a gun obsessed society at the level we do.
