Do you know the response time for your local law enforcement?

[cmort666]

My left leaning sister who doesn't believe guns should be carried by anyone but law enforcement, just wrote to me saying this after I told her she'd wish she had a gun when a 300lb drugged up thug breaks in her home looking for money or trouble:

Send her a few good articles on Hays and Komisarjevsky, the subhuman degenerates in Connecticut who beat a doctor half to death and raped his wife and daughters and burned them to death.

 

[digi357]

My nearest police station is two blocks away... quickest response time to shots fired: 7 minutes.

 

[carpriver]

I live in a small town as well; its to small towns population is about 10,000 to 12,000 and it's the county set. Our Police are really public saftey, fire and police are crosstrained. the Public saftey building is about 1.5 miles from my house. response time depends on where the officer is at when the call comes in to 911. Still not close enough to stop a crime. It's up to me to protect me and mine.

 

[jimmyj]

911 response: 20 to 35 minutes
.45 response: 900 FPS
really fast response: live next door to Kristy Kream Donut Shop

 

[timn8er]

My left leaning sister who doesn't believe guns should be carried by anyone but law enforcement, just wrote to me saying this after I told her she'd wish she had a gun when a 300lb drugged up thug breaks in her home looking for money or trouble:

"Druggies (except for pot heads) are skinny not 300 lbs. They are not incredibly muscular or in shape either. They don't eat much or exercise – health is not much of a concern. And no one kills for pot. You shoulda thought of a better "scary guy" for your scenario. A 300 lb drug laced convict?? Cash in a house? Why not just rob someone on the street if all you're gonna get is pocket change? Quick fix? Like how much cash does a person have at home daily???? Really??? You shoulda said a flesh eating Zombie! Those are cool these days!!!! And more realistic."

This is how anti-gunners blow it off.... This is today! This is after I sent her a story how a guy broke into a home not far from where she lives and tried to mace a woman, but the woman shot at him and scared him off!

I'm trying to figure out how anti-gun folks think and it doesn't make sense to me.

Sounds like she thinks shes safe. Hopefully, for both your sake's, she'll never find out the hard way that she isn't.

 

[Poodle Soup]

911 is simply government sponsored dial a prayer.

We are each individually responsible for our own safety and that of our loved ones.

Call 911 and Dominos and see who gets there first. Regards 18DAI

I think jimmy johns drivers should carry firearms. Freaky Fast backup!

 

[AZretired]

Our courts have repeatedly held that the police have no responsibility to protect the individual. The police responsibility to protect society is to reduce the incidence of crime by investigating, arresting and prosecuting criminal acts. Because this has been so successful, the majority of our citizens have never been a victim. They, therefore, have become complacent and wrongfully believe that the police are protecting the individual.

If one wants personal protection they must hire someone to do this or do it themselves.

I totally agree. It really doesn't matter if the response time is 2 minutes or two days if the bad guy is banging your door down now does it. When I was a young officer I was often as far a 100 miles from a call I was being dispatched to. In the same area the patrol areas are now smaller but much more congested, so response time is still too long.