Fryerpower
Member
It is time to change the tone of the discussion. I just sent this to my state representitives:
Sirs:
The short and sweet:
-No additional restrictions to existing gun laws
-Expand existing rights
In the last week we have had two highly publicized shootings in our country.
A little analysis between the Oregon mall shooting and the Connecticut school shooting:
•One shooter wore body armor. The other wore a cloth vest that was confused with body armor.
•Both shooters had medium power (.223 caliber) semi-automatic rifles. (Not high power as is they are being portrayed in the press.)
•Both shooters had multiple normal capacity magazines. (Some people call them high capacity just because they hold more than 10 rounds.)
•Both shooters died at their own hands from self inflicted gun wounds.
Why was the death toll so low in the Oregon mall shooting last week and so high in the Connecticut school shooting last Friday? What were the differences?
•The Oregon mall shooter faced a concealed carry permit holder armed with a pistol.
•The Connecticut school shooter knew he had unarmed victims in a Gun Free Zone.
Time and time again determined defenders, lets call them sheepdogs, have proved that all it takes is a person with a handgun providing resistance to an assault to end the madness.
It is time to introduce a bill allowing Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) holders to carry concealed on school property. I believe the support is there if you would look and ask. The people of Tennessee realize that legal HCP holders are not a threat and are actually the sheepdogs in sheep's clothing that you need to protect our children. If you are not willing to go that far then at least introduce a bill allowing Tennessee teachers and administrators who hold a Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) to carry concealed on school property. That would at least give you a couple of people per school who could stop an active shooter. As it is now the best we can hope for is that our educators with HCP will leave their guns locked in their car and would have the opportunity to run outside, grab their gun, and come back in to help.
Float the idea. Introduce the bill. I think you might be surprised at the positive response you will get. Gun Free Zones are government mandated Fish-In-A-Barrel Zones. To quote an article in the Wall Street Journal:
"Real gun-free zones are a wonderful idea, but they are only real if they are created by metal detectors backed up by armed guards. Pretend gun-free zones, where law-abiding adults (who pass a fingerprint-based background check and a safety training class) are still disarmed, are magnets for evildoers who know they will be able to murder at will with little threat of being fired upon."
References:
Article about the Oregon mall CCW holder:
http://now.msn.com/nick-meli-who-had-a-concealed-weapon-thought-about-shooting-oregon-mall-killer
Principal who retrieved his handgun from his car and stopped the shooter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_High_School_shooting
Senior citizen who stopped a robbery in Florida with his CCW handgun:
http://www.inquisitr.com/278528/sen...bber-at-palms-internet-cafe-in-florida-video/
Wall Street Journal article quoted:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...8185271857424036.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
Respectfully,
Jim XXXXXX
XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXXXXX, TN XXXXX
HCP holder and husband of a teacher who is also a HCP holder
Sirs:
The short and sweet:
-No additional restrictions to existing gun laws
-Expand existing rights
In the last week we have had two highly publicized shootings in our country.
A little analysis between the Oregon mall shooting and the Connecticut school shooting:
•One shooter wore body armor. The other wore a cloth vest that was confused with body armor.
•Both shooters had medium power (.223 caliber) semi-automatic rifles. (Not high power as is they are being portrayed in the press.)
•Both shooters had multiple normal capacity magazines. (Some people call them high capacity just because they hold more than 10 rounds.)
•Both shooters died at their own hands from self inflicted gun wounds.
Why was the death toll so low in the Oregon mall shooting last week and so high in the Connecticut school shooting last Friday? What were the differences?
•The Oregon mall shooter faced a concealed carry permit holder armed with a pistol.
•The Connecticut school shooter knew he had unarmed victims in a Gun Free Zone.
Time and time again determined defenders, lets call them sheepdogs, have proved that all it takes is a person with a handgun providing resistance to an assault to end the madness.
It is time to introduce a bill allowing Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) holders to carry concealed on school property. I believe the support is there if you would look and ask. The people of Tennessee realize that legal HCP holders are not a threat and are actually the sheepdogs in sheep's clothing that you need to protect our children. If you are not willing to go that far then at least introduce a bill allowing Tennessee teachers and administrators who hold a Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) to carry concealed on school property. That would at least give you a couple of people per school who could stop an active shooter. As it is now the best we can hope for is that our educators with HCP will leave their guns locked in their car and would have the opportunity to run outside, grab their gun, and come back in to help.
Float the idea. Introduce the bill. I think you might be surprised at the positive response you will get. Gun Free Zones are government mandated Fish-In-A-Barrel Zones. To quote an article in the Wall Street Journal:
"Real gun-free zones are a wonderful idea, but they are only real if they are created by metal detectors backed up by armed guards. Pretend gun-free zones, where law-abiding adults (who pass a fingerprint-based background check and a safety training class) are still disarmed, are magnets for evildoers who know they will be able to murder at will with little threat of being fired upon."
References:
Article about the Oregon mall CCW holder:
http://now.msn.com/nick-meli-who-had-a-concealed-weapon-thought-about-shooting-oregon-mall-killer
Principal who retrieved his handgun from his car and stopped the shooter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_High_School_shooting
Senior citizen who stopped a robbery in Florida with his CCW handgun:
http://www.inquisitr.com/278528/sen...bber-at-palms-internet-cafe-in-florida-video/
Wall Street Journal article quoted:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...8185271857424036.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
Respectfully,
Jim XXXXXX
XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXXXXX, TN XXXXX
HCP holder and husband of a teacher who is also a HCP holder
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