26 May 06 04:40, Philip Lozier wrote to Roy Witt:


 JD>>> Unfortunately there are down sides to that.  When they changed to a
 JD>>> central dispatch here (after switching from a local to a provincial
 JD>>> police force) wait time for action increased from a few minutes to
 JD>>> a few hours.  Want a cop at night, you better hope you are not
 JD>>> being threatened with violence then.  If being robbed, they might
 JD>>> show up some time after the fact even if you call while it is in
 JD>>> progress.

 RW>> Hmmmm, that makes for a good case for the 'armed citizen'...

 PL> A very good case.  I find that right to be armed amongst the highest
 PL> of our rights.

Without the 2nd amendment, the rest would have been gone a long time ago.

 PL>   They continuously try to take steps to remove that. Good luck...
 PL> "cold dead fingers" and all that.

Same here.

 PL> They can -try- to -disarm- this citizen... they'll need a SWAT team
 PL> though.

BATFE says otherwise...don't be surprised if they wake you in the middle
of the night.

 PL> If the citizens are disarmed, then only the cops and criminals will
 PL> have weapons... both are of equal threat and danger these days.

Yeup...although very peacable around here, I've seen what you're talking
about in the big city.


Roy
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