Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: If a CCW applicant has to take classes and pass tests... [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)I'd say the Fire Department, because from my observation, you guys are falling short on all the rest by a long way.
You have a very jaded view of what "public safety" is. And that is not surprising when you live in a country where the police are a paramilitary organization, armed to the teeth, shooting citizens with impunity.
Public safety and public health is about first responders, which is mainly taken care of by the FD in the US, and they do an incredible job. PD's and SD's also do a great job in many situations like S&R, as does the USCG.
Your public health system is in its infancy, thanks to Obama. Otherwise it wouldn't exist beyond the ER.
Community policing is a joke in terms of public health and safety. Public education, which is integral to both health and safety, is little better.
I'm not familiar with your other references. Slightly familiar with Mad Max.
I never said that Europe's gun laws had to do with public safety. The mentality is different in Europe when it comes to guns. They are primarily for hunting. Otherwise they are tools of war and fortunately we are not currently at war. They are rarely, if ever, carried for so-called civilian self defense.