Thursday, September 23, 2010

Cop Killer

The man talks with animation about his holster. The holster is designed to prevent the gun user from shooting himself in the foot, even if he quickly draws his weapon in an emergency.

The man is slight, fastidious in a messaged T-shirt. He has a thinly cut mustache and clearly fusses over his hair. We are all standing near the roller coaster at an amusement park. He is talking to a large woman who is a good listener. As the cars race by overhead, he regrets not having been in the donut shop in Washington where the cops were shot by the violent felon. He would, he says, have had no hesitation in drawing his gun and shooting the felon, which would have saved the lives of the cops.

Should we hope that this citizen gets his chance to shoot a violent felon?

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