Clearwater police Chief Daniel Slaughter ......
"Well, we don’t believe the open carry is totally necessary. It’s not about Second Amendment rights,” Slaughter said. “It’s not about the right to bear arms. The people that have concealed weapon permits can carry guns lawfully in a concealed manor. It would just cause a disruption in the public and make the public not feel safe.” (emphasis mine)
These anti gun, anti rights people are sick in the head
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Sounds like he's counseling his officers to commit aggravated assault."The good sheriff said Thursday that law abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights will be “thrown down on the ground with a gun pointed at them — or worse.”
What the heck is a cop doing shooting at somebody without a visible weapon? That would be murder if somebody other than a cop did it."He also said if a concealed carry unknowingly enters a bank during a robbery, the citizen is “going to take one in the chest because he’s a threat.”
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri threatens to shoot concealed carriers
"He also said if a concealed carry unknowingly enters a bank during a robbery, the citizen is “going to take one in the chest because he’s a threat.”
I wonder how many times this has happened. Evidently enough that it's a concern for this sheriff.
Let's see, the police are inside the bank during the robbery and shoot out and the concealed carrying citizen just waltzes in.
Right. Pretty common.
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The bill's sponsors are OK with the changes proposed by the police chiefs' group to remove personal consequences for messing with law abiding citizens. How do you Florida members feel about that?
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...ns-open-carrier-about-taking-on-to-the-chest/
I wonder how many times this has happened. Evidently enough that it's a concern for this sheriff.
Let's see, the police are inside the bank during the robbery and shoot out and the concealed carrying citizen just waltzes in.
Right. Pretty common.
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Apparently Sheriff Bob Gualtieri sees everybody as a threat, even when they are not - us against them paranoia with a preemptive response. Dangerous attitude.
Apparently Sheriff Bob Gualtieri sees everybody as a threat, even when they are not - us against them paranoia with a preemptive response. Dangerous attitude.
Mighty broad brush there.Gualtieri is only openly admitting something I've said (and been censored for) many times: The biggest threat to a citizen exercising their rights comes from law enforcement. Old news. And that's how the trash in the Florida legislature likes it.
Mighty broad brush there.
Gualtieri is the exception not the rule.
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?131683-Brevard-Co-Florida-Sheriff-Ivey-%91Now-is-the-time%92-for-citizens-to-arm-themselves
[url]http://wlrn.org/post/florida-police-chiefs-will-back-revised-open-carry-bill
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The police chiefs union only "supports" this because a majority believe there is a probability that there are enough pols in Tallahassee who want to do the right thing and throw us a bone by "allowing" the privilege of licensed open carry. I disagree with them, there is not enough support. The republican leadership is anti gun and several senior republican senators are anti gun.
My point was not that all or even most law enforcement officers will actively harass or assault open carriers, but that common private criminals who don't wear uniforms will be deterred from attacking open carriers and the many aggressive cops with infinite back up are not. The point is that an open carriers's day is more likely to be interrupted by a bullying/bored officer than over a common brigand because the brigand will see the gun and he knows he doesn't have backup or the support of the legal system. There are many rogue officers and they know their "brother officers", who may leave open carriers alone in the course of their duties, will stand behind an aggressive or rogue officer every single time.