Interesting statement from the Baltimore Police Chief a few years ago.....
From a judiciary committee hearing on gun violence.Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson could not imagine it then, ..I wonder if he can "imagine" now, I wonder if he can "relate"? I wonder since it was not "logical" then, is it logical now that it has happened? I wonder if he still feels the way he does?
LAPIERRE: Senator, I think without any doubt, if you look at why our founding fathers put it there, they had lived under the tyranny of King George and they wanted to make sure that these free people in this new country would never be subjugated again and have to live under tyranny.
I also think, though, that what people all over the country fear today is being abandoned by their government. If a tornado hits, if a hurricane hits, if a riot occurs that theyre gonna be out there alone. And the only way theyre gonna protect themself (ph) in the cold and the dark, when theyre vulnerable is with a fire arm. And I think that indicates how relevant and essential the Second Amendment is in todays society to fundamental human survival.
DURBIN: Well, Chief Johnson, youve heard it.
The belief of NRA is the Second Amendment has to give American citizens the firepower to fight back against you, against our government.
LAPIERRE: Thats not (OFF-MIKE)
DURBIN: So how do you conduct your business in enforcing the law and not knowing what is behind that door?
J. JOHNSON: I find it to be scary, creepy. And its simply just not based on logic. Certainly, law enforcement across this nation is well-prepared to deal with any natural or man-made disaster that will occur. And, frankly, I just -- I cant relate to that kind of thinking.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-gun-violence-on-jan-30-2013-transcript/2013/01/30/1f172222-6af5-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html
Hmm.. Scary, Creepy...."well prepared" yea, about that .......................
Seems like the NRA has been proven correct again..