Cooper’s Rule 4

Email in re “We’re the Only Ones Compacted Enough“:

Whoa! wait a minute! Does anyone want federal (whether ‘compacted’ or not) on your trains? Careful what you ask for. Wrong arrow direction on the solution. Citizens, with deterrent power, are the solution. — Antigone

That would be a good comment to add under the post.

My answer would be of course not and then to show this post should be taken in context to the many times I’ve posted about Metrolink imposing citizen disarmament here and on the old blog and the many times I’ve posted on the category I invented, the “Only Ones.” They have set up conditions where you can’t protect yourself, they won’t protect you, and this deliberate policy guarantees more blood to dance in to demand even more disarmament.

We’re the Only Ones Indemnified Enough

Donald Trump’s promise to “restore law and order” by indemnifying police officers “against any and all liability” appeals to that sentiment, even as it underestimates the difficulty of successfully suing police officers and overlooks the fact that cops already are routinely indemnified against damages when plaintiffs manage to overcome the barrier created by qualified immunity. [More]

Yet much of the non-critical thinking audience practically orgasmed when he announced it.

USA! USA!

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Blasting Away Enough

Video shows Houston-area deputies repeatedly shooting a woman in her friend’s apartment [More]

Good thing for her they’re highly trained law enforcement!

Now maybe the NBC News “real reporter” can explain what a “legally registered gun” in Texas is…

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

We’re the Only Ones Taking Your Breath Away Enough

Man who was ticketed for shouting at police to turn on headlights can sue… R. Anthony Rupp III, a civil rights attorney, said he did not initially intend to sue over the incident, but changed his mind after learning the same officers were involved two months later in the arrest of an unarmed man who died of an asthma attack after struggling while being handcuffed. [More]

Back the blue-faced…?

[Via Michael G]

There Can Be Only Ones

“We really only want firearms in the hands of those who can handle a firearm responsibly,” said Sen. Barbara Favola. [More]

As evidenced by a badge, right, Babs?

Meanwhile, our fellow violence monopolists in other states are eliminating citizen safety training and encouraging those who can’t handle firearms responsibly to handle them.

[Via Mack H]

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