Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters Vows to Never Help Anyone Again
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That guy is a fucking moron too@ThatOneDude you ever heard this story?
American Becomes Laughingstock of Canada After Letter to Editor Lamenting Lack of Handgun During Mild Confrontation
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Neetzan Zimmerman
Filed to: Nose Hill Gentleman8/08/12 9:24am
Walt Wawra, a police officer from Kalamazoo, Michigan, was vacationing in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife Debbie when he encountered a situation that made him reach for his off-duty handgun.
But the weapon wasn't there because he had been told he has "no need to carry one in Canada." So he fired a letter to the Calgary Herald instead to complain about his inability to protect his family from the city's riff raff.
Case in point: While strolling through Calgary's bucolic Nose Hill Park, Wawra and his wife were suddenly confronted by two men who stepped in their path and, "in a very aggressive tone," demanded to know if the couple had "been to the Stampede yet" (the city's annual rodeo, which celebrated its centennial this year).
"We ignored them," Wawra writes, but "the two moved closer, repeating: 'Hey, you been to the Stampede yet?'"
That's when the 20-year police force vet got angry and "quickly moved between these two and my wife, replying, 'Gentle-men, I have no need to talk with you, goodbye.'" Walt and Debbie then continued on their way, leaving the Stampede Brothers behind looking "bewildered."
But what if they had done more than simply ask the same question twice and then move on? What then? Wawra reflects and concludes:
I speculate they did not have good intentions when they approached in such an aggressive, disrespectful and menacing manner. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ they did not pull a weapon of some sort, but rather concluded it was in their best interest to leave us alone.
Would we not expect a uniformed officer to pull his or her weapon to intercede in a life-or-death encounter to protect self, or another? Why then should the expectation be lower for a citizen of Canada or a visitor? Wait, I know - it's because in Canada, only the criminals and the police carry handguns.
The Calgary Herald confirmed that Wawra's letter is not a hoax and was in fact written for real by "a real person."
Canadians have taken to responding directly to Wawra's concerns using the Twitter hashtag #NoseHillGentlemen.
"Hey Walt. The 2 men approached you because in #Canada we're friendly to each other," wrote one Twitter user. "Think about it: the #NoseHillGentlemen encounter could've ended with two dead young men because of a psychotically suspicious gun owner," wrote another.
For his part, Calgary's own Charles Bronson remains defiant.
"What concerned me is two young men just approached us and stopped us, stopping us by being in our path, and [began] talking to us without even being welcome to talk to us. They just took it upon themselves to yell at us," Wawra told CBC News, adding that "he should have the right to protect himself if things had escalated."
'Murica
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Regardless, you don't know every gun owner, yet your "most every gun-toting person I know" line makes it sound like all gun owners unanimously share your opinion.
You should probably look up the meaning of the hasty generalization fallacy. It doesn't mean what you think it means.
I thought this is why Americans carry guns?
Serve the public trust
Protect the innocent
Uphold the law
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I'm thinking I should get one. I'll wear a trench coat and carry an uzi
Just in case you know?
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Only some states make it a crime to disobey the sign. Michigan from what I have found does make it a crime. Here's a map I found -
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This lady is an idiot who should have her CCW revoked. No one was in immediate danger and it was just shoplifting. Companies account for that stuff ahead of time they know they will have some loss each month. One bad apple gives other non-idiots carrying legally a bad rap.
Her ccl was revoked she can reapply in 10 years I think
And yes most gun people think what she did is really fucking stupid, the crime rate of ccw holders is super low. These type of things do happen but they are very small occurrences.
If you can find me one person who's not her lawyer who agrees she did the right thing I'll eat my hat. If you do find documented proof of someone supporting her they're probably just as dumb and ignorant as her
You can never be too safe
American police?
An armed society is a polite society.
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Indeed. Guns lead to polite discussion and reasonable discourse.
If everyone has one, yes.
How's that working out for New York?
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Absolutely. Nothing bad could ever happen by everyone being armed. That is why Medieval Europe was such a polite and safe place.
Everyone was not armed in medieval Europe.
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The vast majority of people had at least a dagger or dirk for self protection, do not be silly.
or knew magic!
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LIGHTNING BOLT
No they did not.
They were too poor. Only the rich had specific weapons.
The poor had farm implements...if that.
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The serfs would have always had a cudgel or axe.
It was a rough time, you couldn't even go to the tavern without being strapped dude.