If you want to know one reason the country is in the shape it is in, look at the way people ridicule and disrespect the police.
A bit off topic, but Arkansas just signed into law guaranteeing there would be no illegal search and seizure of weapons if a state of emergency was declared. That's all I'm going to say about that, as everyone knows the story about New Orleans...I don't know where you are in Mississippi, but you must not have been around when hurricane Katrina hit south Mississippi in 2005.
I was a sheriff in St. Tammany Parish (county everywhere else), Louisiana at the time. We're right on the state line, between New Orleans and Mississippi.
The New Orleans cops actively confiscating firearms made the big news:
http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/see-police-confiscate-guns-from-americans/
There was very little coverage of the damage to Mississippi, where the hurricane actually hit and did the most damage (New Orleans damage was by indirect flooding, not specifically by the hurricane winds and ocean waves like Mississippi). What also didn't make the news was the cops in small towns in Mississippi like Long Beach, Waveland, Bay St. Louis, etc. doing the same thing about firearms as their New Orleans counterparts.
If you believe that the cops around you are any different than the rest of the country, you're going to be very surprised by what the majority do if they're tasked with enforcing an unpopular law.
I heard the same kind of things about cops not enforcing laws back in the early 60's. There were some very UNPOPULAR civil rights laws passed that many southern cops, sheriffs, governors, etc, swore not to enforce. But when it came down to a choice between not getting a paycheck or enforcing the unpopular law, the need to eat, feed the kids, pay the mortgage, etc, meant that the need for a paycheck won.
I've met a good number if them and they all seem like genuinely good guys
I've met a good number if them and they all seem like genuinely good guys
I will bet that Ol' Joe and Barack are very likely personable and will seem like good guys too when met in person. Just saying'...
I have rarely had any active "assistance" from any PD. Undoubtedly there are benefits that accrue to living in a "policed society", the alternative would be unthinkable.Serious question. You never have and never will have any reason for police assistance?
I frequent some very left wing liberal music message boards from time to time. Most of what I see there (not music related) makes me sick. But most of them have more respect for law enforcement then some people here. If you want to know one reason the country is in the shape it is in, look at the way people ridicule and disrespect the police. Too many people confuse disagreement with Washington with a hate for LEOs.
You don't like the laws, fine try to change them, but don't blame the people risking their tails to keep us safe. Also people should not be surprised to see kids disrespecting teachers and adults. Hard to expect them to respect anyone when mom and dad act this way.
Sorry for the rant
I wouldn't give them any ammo. If they need to be protected they can call me and I'll shoot the bad guys up for them.I don't see the issue in helping your local dept keep your community safe. They need ammo? Help em out....
Nit quite sure the point you are trying to make.... yeah, sure you could say the same thing about Hitler, mother Theresa, Stalin or Ghandi....I will bet that Ol' Joe and Barack are very likely personable and will seem like good guys too when met in person. Just saying'...I've met a good number if them and they all seem like genuinely good guys