Fortunately this country is a country of Rule of Law, not Rule of Majority.
The law that allows us to defend ourselves cannot be legislated away, thanks to the State and US Constitution.
All the bitching and noisemaking is just that - bitching and noisemaking. Its not the first kid shot by a cop. This crap has been happening since guns came out. Guess what - we still have our guns!
It does make for good press however because it invokes such an emotional response from the uneducated, self indignant, sheep of society. But like I said its not like they can take any of our rights away.
Pointing an airsoft gun at another person is agg. assault and in Arizona you CAN shoot that person and its presumed reasonable unless the DA proves beyond all reasonable doubt that it wasn't reasonable.
If the story tells all the facts its a good shoot. Of course the City will be sued, and unfortunately the CIty will probably settle rather than litigate but I would never take this kid and his family as clients.
Tahe ALL the guns away from everyone in the entire world ? OK, I'll bite. Assuming it COULD be done, I'd carry a knife, staff, rock, something with which to choke your fukking neck, whatever - I'd still be armed equally with the rest of the world. We would be in the same place.
If people were taught about guns and hunting and being grown ups as they are raised they wouldn't be so goddam afraid of guns and maybe we would have more bad guys shot up leading to less bad guys.
Good job to a good LEO. I'm sure he feels like crap for being forced to shoot a kid.
