I have a couple of comments on what was said in that article:
Arming more people with more guns is not going to make us safer,” Bonavia said.
Although that might be somewhat true, its not about making the police safer, its about protecting yourself. I don't know about you guys (and girls) but I want to be able to protect myself. I decided to go into law enforcement to protect others, especially thoes who can't protect themselves. I want the people in society to be able to protect themselves as best as they can, and if it takes a firearm to do it, so be it. I wish that I didn't have to lock my house and car, but dishonest people will take advantage of my trusting nature if I kept everything unlocked. I wish that guns weren't needed to protect oneself (Guns would still have to exist for hunting and normal gun hobbiest activities
) but in this day and age, firearms are needed to keep you and your loved ones safe.
I feel secure in not going armed in public, that has a lot to do with the fact I am a big guy. The thing is however, I can't CCW in Wisconsin. If CCW existed I would carry, there is no doubt in my mind. It would make me feel even safer then I feel already, not to mention I could protect the lives of other people as well. Granted when I become a cop I wont have to worry about the CCW issue regardless of if CCW law is passed. I wont forget about the good citizens however, because after all, I am one of the people. Its not right that police are the only ones that can carry in public, I feel that every honest law abiding human should be able to carry, period. If you choose not to carry fine, if you choose to carry great.
Tightening up the law to make sure assault weapons and sniper rifles designed for military use aren’t marketed and sold to the public.
Although I admit, there is no practical use for a .50bmg, I don't feel that it should be restricted to law abiding people. The same thing goes for other rifles as well. I do feel that there should be restrictions on who can buy them (Pretty much same as for a normal rifle). I don't see why a law abiding citizen should not be able to own one, after all if they are law abiding, there is nothing to fear. If I can legally own a 2,000 hp street car, (which is obviously quite excessive and could easily be very dangerous) then the .50bmg and other firearms like full autos should be legal to. Guns are to men, what Gi joes are to boys, they are fun things to play with. If your not hurting anyone with your "toys" then whats the big deal. I mean when is the last time someone used a .50bmg in a crime, or even a full auto gun? Whats the harm in firing a .50bmg at the range, versus a .22 pistol?
“This is an officer-safety issue and a community-safety issue.
Having law abiding citizens that are carrying is not a safety risk in my opinion. Criminals in my area rarely buy legit guns, the only people that are affected by not having a ccw is the honest people.
I am going into law enforcement in Wisconsin, and I back the introduction of CCW 100%. As a cop I rather have 1,000 good guys armed and on the streets, then no good guys packing. Although more guns on the street could equal more gunfights, the fact that there are more gunfights doesn't mean that any of them weren't justified.
One last thing I find appalling
If it does become legal to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin, “expect to see a more aggressive style of policing,” Myers said.
Ok so they are saying that when the honest people take it upon themselves to protect their lives legally (if ccw was passed) they will be hassled because of their (totally legal) choice to do so. I am sorry, but that is a bunch of garbage. I don't fear CCW holders, I fear the idiot crack head that stole his firearm, and will shoot me rather then going to jail.
I mean come on, to get a gun, and get a CCW its safe to say you have to take & pass a class, pass a back round check, and numerous other security measures. Your average crack head doesn't have to pass any tests, deal with a back round test, let alone even pay for his firearm (theft). Why people fear CCW holders is beyond me, they should be afraid of the criminals. Its safe to say that most criminals will be weeded out in that process of getting a CCW. If a persons record is clean, then big deal, let them buy whatever they want. Now if a person without a criminal back round commits a crime with weapons they bought, they should be treated as a criminal, and loose their rights to own firearms. Things like that will happen, but I know that most people who CCW are decent law abiding folks. The government really needs to stop making the good people suffer, and actually attempt to deal with the problem people (aka criminals).
