Why Cops Shouldn't be Allowed to Carry Guns

[TPaine7]

21. Sure killing is nothing to brag about, but no one said anything about bragging.

Driving to a hospital while bleeding out presents a problem, but the intention is to save life, not take it. Having a traffic accident is very different than shooting at center mass.

Drawing a gun to stop a crime is also very different than shooting center mass, as well. There should be no shooting if the attacker immediately stops the threat.

I'm sorry, but having a gang of knife wielding youths chasing me is beyond my comprehension. Groups of people do not act in unison without cause. What possible reason could they have?

Have you ever heard of mistaken identity? You might look like someone else.

And my examples were hypotheticals. What possible reason could a CCW permittee have to shoot someone? Many of the answers to that would sound like something out a a movie script too. That's because movies are dramatic, just like my examples or CCW shootings.

Point is, nobody is carrying a gun to protect anyone but himself.

I think you're mostly right about initial intent, but wrong on practical application. I think most carriers would use their guns to stop crime under the right circumstances.