Stun Gun: Better Than Nothing
From: John Kupski <phantomkell@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:20:53 -0800 (PST)
To: vlevitt@cctimes.com
Subject: Re: Stunned over stun gun news
Dear Ms Levitt:
In your article of January 15th,
2002, entitled, "Stunned over stun guns," you make
several comments that are quite... interesting.
The first is, "I know a lot
of people will disagree, but it scares me to think these weapons may be in homes
across Alameda."
The second, "When a police
officer uses a stun gun and something goes wrong, officers have other options
available. The average citizen doesn't."
The third, "I'll put my faith
in the Alameda police. They are professionals. I'm not."
I find it quite shocking (no pun
intended) that you apparently believe mere citizens do not and should not have
the right to defend themselves, their property, and their families. While I
agree with you that a stun gun is most certainly not the most effective means
of defense out there, for those of you unfortunate enough to live in the Golden
State (specifically the Bay area, where civillian carry of firearms is all but
illegal, being restricted to the wealthy, powerful, and well connected) it's
about the best you can hope to do. If someone is forced to use a stun gun in
defense of their life, it's rather hard to contemplate their situation getting
any worse--how could it? If "something goes wrong," then they are
no worse off. At the very least, they've bought themselves a few seconds to
escape.
As for your comment about the police,
I agree, most of them are quite professional. But citizens truly concerned with
their safety will seek the appropriate training, and most will eventually have
more hours devoted to self defense than the majority of police officers! Additionally,
it is extremely doubtful that the police will be there to protect you if you
are the victim of a crime--they will most likely show up minutes, or even hours
later to take a statement or fill out a report. If confronted by someone who
plans to rape or murder you, which do you prefer: Having an immediate means
of self defense (a pistol, a knife, a stun gun--anything!) or having a police
officer picking up the pieces?
John M. Kupski
Chuckey, TN
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