How much will we take?
When a pair of youthful armed robbers hit a convenience store in tiny Carlotta, Calif., the residents formed a posse and gave chase. They called ahead to another nearby town, Swain`s Flat, and asked for help. The Swain`s Flat citizens called another town, Bridgeville, and alerted Loretta Scott and Gloria Falor. Scott and Falor raised a posse which waited at their end of Bridgeville Bridge. When the robbers` getaway car was halfway across the span, the Bridgeville citizens blocked their end with cars and trucks. Meanwhile, the pursuing Carlotta contingent blocked the other end. Several citizens armed themselves, but no gunfire was needed. Sheriff`s deputies appeared and arrested the stranded criminals. (The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, 4/15/82) (AR 7/82)
Joseph Dean of Winchester, Calif., and Wendell Knighton of McGill, Nev., were stopped at a rest area near Jackpot, Nev., when they saw a man shoot a sheriff`s deputy. As the criminal advanced on his car, Dean grabbed a pistol, rolled under the vehicle and exchanged shots with him. Knighton, sitting in his own car, opened up, too. In the fusillade, the criminal was killed with no injury to bystanders. Meanwhile, Knighton`s wife and sister-in-law gave first aid to the fallen deputy, probably saving his life. (The Daily Free Press, Elko, NV, 7/30/82) (AR 9/82)
When James Hill saw police and helicopters searching the area around his Norco, Calif., home, he suspected that there might have been an escape from the nearby California Rehabilitation Center. So he reached for a .357 Mag. revolver and a 12-ga. shotgun, summoned his dog and began to search his own property. His vigilance was soon rewarded as the dog located an escapee in a tack room behind the Hill home. Hill held the prisoner for sheriff`s deputies. (The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA, 3/13/82) (AR 8/82)
The wife of the SPD officer is right over on Sbynews.blogspot.com. They've had the same number of officers for the last 12 years and look at the increase in the number of residents. This Mayor has overseen massive annexation and population growth yet has refused to increase the number of officers on the road. Gross neglince on the part of the city administration. The increase in crime is a direct result. The residents have been rendered victims at the mercy of the common criminal. Yes, the economy plays a role but not on the scale that we have here. The result of citizens being stripped of the right to defend themselves is exacerbated. We MUST contact our legislators now and demand that our right to keep and bear arms and to carry a concealed firearm be decriminalized so that we can begin to adequately defend ourselves where the police cannot.The state CANNOT legislate away what our constitution guarantees. How long will we remain victims of those who govern poorly? When will we make a united stand? The time is now folks. Contact your elected officials and tell them. Locally, more officers. Statewide, decriminalize the carrying of concealed firearms by citizens with no criminal record and proper training.
In reference to SPD and no growth, it is ridiculous. SPD should have in the area of 120 officers to properly police the city and not 88.
ReplyDeleteDPD is facing the same issues with the town government. They annex and annex. Build and build but no more police. They always are crying about no money. Crime has risen consistently over the years but there are no more officers today then there was back in 2000. They had more officers in the late 90's when crime was much lower then today but when officers left to go to better paying departments they never replaced them. The sad thing is that the people that suffer from this are the victims of crimes.
The level at which the safety of these men and women (the officers) is being compromised is unacceptable. After listening to certain council people on Salisbury's city council last year, I find it hard to believe that some of their comments haven't come back to bite them during an election year. The city of Salisbury has to make concessions where the must to put more officers on the street. But even then they will never be everywhere they need to be to protect the citizens. The only reasonable recourse is to repeal the current law which prohibits the law abaiding citizens from carrying a concealed firearm for self defense - period.
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