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Originally Posted by buggyone
You can find articles like the one posted in every gun magazine out there or a book written by former law enforcement officers. We could expect nothing else.
It is their culture to do so. They have worked hard for their 20 or 30 years in law enforcement and are getting handsome retirement benefits for that work. Nothing wrong with that.
However, to say they are the protectors of everyone who does not carry a gun whenever they go outside is somewhat beyond the beyonds.
Mrs. Buggy and I really enjoyed meeting and chatting with you today. Remember what she told you! Enjoy the juices.
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Buggyone, you didn't do well in interpreting the article, and I doubt that you read the longer article from which it was taken.
The article is an analogy of personality types. I won't repeat them here but since you missed the point, you might consider reading it again. Incidentally, the sheep are not characterized as "stupid" in the article.
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Your aversion to firearms in the hands of the people has been quite obvious on TOTV, so your negative reaction to the article could be anticipated, but I wasn't aware it extended to retired law enforcement officers.
You may think that retired law enforcement officers should not carry firearms, but the Congress of the United States, and the last two Presidents do not agree with you. Congress passed The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and President Bush signed it into law. Congress later amended the act and President Obama signed the amendment.
The LEOSA authorizes active duty police officers and qualified retirees to carry a concealed firearm throughout the entire United States
without a concealed weapons license. This is the case, "nothwithstanding any state or local law to the contrary." There are, of course some exceptions, such as state office buildings and private property that is properly posted, but even New York's notorious Sullivan Law is triumphed by the LEOSA.
Your last paragraph appears to be directed toward me, and I find it condescending and insulting. My personality did not change upon retirement. I was, and am, a Sheepdog.
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