Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Old member returns only to find watch thread stillactive...

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In a message dated 9/16/2006 5:17:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:
 
I have to go with Clyde here. I just don't know of a situation where a  
civilian should put him/herself into circumstances where a backup firearm, or  
even 
a 14 shot magazine capacity could or would be required. Brian may have some  
special circumstance that I don't know of, and of course he should be entitled 
 to take any steps necessary to assure his personal safety, and I'm always  
willing to learn, and to consider something different, particularly since I do  
sit in occasionally as a Police Chief and field questions from residents 
about  what they can do to prevent injury or loss of life or property.
 
I'm not chiding you Brian, I'm sure that you have made your decision to  
carry a backup firearm and I'd like to learn what I might be missing in  
counseling civilians such as yourself about carrying a backup. I'll change my  
recommendations if I agree, and participate in a discourse if I do not  agree.
 
In my now retired (most of the time) from law enforcement state, unless my  
life or property (under statutory conditions) is threatened and the use of  
lethal force is a permitted and legally sustainable my primary weapon is my  
cellular telephone. The firearm is secondary, not that I would forfeit my life, 
 
or that of my family etc., should its employment become necessary, it is just a 
 lot more simple to do it that way. Now when I'm "Acting Chief" and have 
other  lawful obligations to a constituency, my actions would differ in 
accordance 
with  the law, and a secondary firearm could be justified. In my case, its a 
small  city, and extra magazine is all that I consider necessary, though there 
are long  guns as "backups" in the police cruiser.
 
Dr. Steve