Going Armed or Don’t at Your Own Peril

By John Farnam

Opinion

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “Sheep don’t trust sheepdogs, any more than they trust wolves” ~ Greg Hamilton

Comments on unarmed cops, from a friend and NYPD detective:

“Here, administrators and politicians put us under a microscope, relentlessly. We are ‘expendable,’ and our lives and health are far less important than certain political careers.

In addition, local prosecutors know and understand that much favorable publicity attaches to taking-down cops.

When you are armed while off-watch, and become involved in a deadly-force incident, particularly one involving gunfire, a breathalyzer is instantly administered. And, when you blow anything but a ‘00,’ it will be a ‘problem.’

Suddenly, you’re the headline!

Attending a concert, or taking my kids to monster truck rally?

Another ‘problem!’

Virtually all our ‘event arenas’ prohibit concealed carry on-premises, even by police.

We are ‘social beings,’ just like everyone else. We are supposed to be always willing and able to assert our office and ‘serve and protect’ the community, no matter where we are, whom we’re with, nor what activity we’re engaged in.

But when unarmed, there is not much we can do.”

My comment:

Liberal politicians are, by choice, sheep, and they insist on a sheep-like attitude from everyone they …Read the Rest

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