On 08-Dec-04, Jay P Hailey wrote: s>> Sorry, Rob, I have to be an absolutist on this issue. Allowing off-duty s>> or retired police officers to carry concealed is not an expansion of the s>> "people's" rights. It's an expansion of the govt's authority.
JPH> Arguable snce police officers are presumeably answerable to local and JPH> county authority not federal (A nit pick) JPH> Also retired cops don't seem to answer to much of anyone, except perhaps JPH> ntheir spouses, do they? The same civil authorities as you and I. JPH> In any case I agree with you JPH> The underlying feeling is that having been a minion of authority makes JPH> one a safer and less unporedictable carrier of a firearm Which the facts belie. JPH> Which then carries the hidden assumption that those of us who aren't or JPH> never have been minions of authority are inherently less safe with JPH> guns. Ditto. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
