After at least two committee hearings on the issue, legislators have yet to explain why any person, other than law enforcement, needs to walk around the far-less-than-mean streets of Utah with a visible firearm.[More]Good one, Jean Hill, government liaison for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City! We've seen time and again, the magic badge and costume is all it takes to calm the herd and get that cud regurgitation cycling naturally again.
Any costume, and even if those qualified to wear it are out of their minds.
And as for the "far-less than-mean streets," in 2010, Utah had 5,879 violent crimes reported in 2010, including 53 murders, 948 forcible rapes, 1,268 robberies and 3,610 aggravated assaults. Tell us where and when the next one will be, Jean, so we'll know not to walk there.
Then tell us how the Orwellian-named "Peace and Justice Ministry" advocates the ultimate use of armed force by approved costume-wearers to bend all people, including non-Catholics, to its will.
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One of the commenter's brought up the tired old RPG/Grenade/Full auto/nuke argument. It's sad that the gun haters can't come up with something new.
I guess "shall not be infringed" is just to much for them to grasp.
As a Catholic, the "head in the sand" mentality proffered by the talking heads in the laity offends me to no end. My life and the life of my family is a gift from God, as such it is to be protected as one would expect from one acting in a "good steward" capacity. Apparently wearing a magic tin shield is the only "reasonable" justification to hold and exercise this value.
"...if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one"
I emphasize to all of my students that there isn't a square inch of the planet where the risk of attack is zero. But that's really hard for some people to accept, especially if they live in an area where the risk has historically been very low.
A murder in this little town (first in living memory) two years ago really rocked the boat for a while, but complacency took over very quickly. I'm still the only person I've ever seen here who carries all the time. Sad.
But at least nobody here objects. Had a lady question me one day, asking why I carried a gun here. I asked her what she would do if someone attacked us right then... she thought about it a moment and then grinned saying, "I'd get behind you."
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