Rank and file police support the basic principle that a good guy with a gun stops bad people with evil in their hearts. It’s not surprising that the national FOP is lobbying the NFL to allow guns in stadiums for off-duty and retired cops. It’s a start. We obviously would prefer to see concealed carry licensees carry in stadiums as well.
It wouldn’t be a problem. While carry is “prohibited” at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, for instance, the NFL’s prohibition doesn’t carry the force of law in Indiana. Plenty of CCW holders (thousands?) carry to these games without incident. Why? It’s not the nicest neighborhood of late, particularly after dark. Concealed means concealed in Indiana, with only a handful of exceptions.
Fox gets it almost right. It’s less about needing your gun inside the stadium than it is going to and from the stadium. High ticket prices keep out most of the riff-raff from sporting venues, but there’s plenty hanging around outside looking to rob those who can afford to attend these professional sporting events.
If you don’t already know this, then you’re in sheep mode and need to pay more attention if you don’t want to become a statistic.
Police union wants NFL to allow concealed carry at stadiums
(FoxNews) – More guns are needed at NFL games to keep fans safe, according to the nation’s largest police union — which recently asked the league commissioner to let certain firearms owners pack heat on Sundays.
The National Fraternal Order of Police has asked the NFL to lift its ban on fans carrying guns at games, at least for retired and off-duty law enforcement officers who hold permits to carry concealed weapons. In a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell, FOP President Chuck Canterbury said armed cops are the best bet for stopping a terrorist attack inside a stadium.
The District of Columbia’s Police Chief Cathy Lanier understands the basic principle of good guys stopping bad guys.
In a 60 Minutes interview, she said this:
“If you’re in a position to try and take the gunman down, to take the gunman out, it’s the best option for saving lives before police can get there”
– Cathy Lanier
Still, despite that, she exhibits elitism in her rejection of over three-quarters of concealed carry applicants.
(FoxNews) – Despite her call on Sunday night for civilians to “take the gunman down” in a mass shooting scenario, Washington DC’s chief of police has approved just 48 concealed carry licenses in the past year and nearly 80 percent of all applicants have been rejected.
Of 233 applications sent for review since the Metropolitan Police Department began accepting permits on Oct. 23, 2014, 185 licenses had been denied as of Nov. 14, a department spokesperson told FoxNews.com on Monday.
That low approval rate is seemingly at odds with remarks Chief of Police Cathy Lanier made on Sunday night’s episode of “60 Minutes.”
What she’s counting on is the fact that DC, to an extent unknown elsewhere in the U.S., is crawling with cops. In addition to the regular DC Metropolitan Police (called MPD), there are about a million Federal PDs (the biggest being the U.S. Park Police, which is a very professional department), along with the Capitol Police, the Federal Protective Service (with jurisdiction in and around Federal buildings), the FBI Police (their jurisdiction is the FBI Building and other FBI property), the Supreme Court Police (ditto), the Library of Congress Police (yet again), the U.S. Mint Police, ad infinitum. In fact, most of the uniformed officers people think are security guards, are in fact Federal police officers with police training and authority.
Then there are all the plainclothes agents from a million different agencies walking around DC at any given moment. On top of that, there are the Metro Transit Police, who have jurisdiction on Metro Transit property, buses, and trains in DC, VA, and MD.
Is her trust misplaced? We may get a chance to find out.
Do they have a Public Restroom Police with a Bureau of Commodes and a Bureau of Urinals?
That’s in the new appropriations bill.