Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Survivors of Jan. 8 aid gun controls [View all]SteveW
(754 posts)You said:
"I would also note that there was a gentleman with an open carried handgun in the same shopping complex and by the time he got there it was too late. Do you think public servants should arm themselves or have armed protection to in order to safely meet with their constituents? I think that's a reasonable question in light of many of your previous comments."
First of all, the individual in question most likely armed himself for self-defense, not resolving a shooting which did not involve him, though he did rush to the scene. Carrying weapons is eminently a self-defense issue, not a way to solve social problems, however much gun-controller/prohibitionists choose to otherwise frame the practice.
I can't speak for whether public servants should arm themselves, that is their choice. If they so choose to arm themselves, I have no problem with that. Do you?
Once you get beyond armed bodyguards standing immediately by (as the ardent gun-controller Jodie Foster had), you move beyond self-defense, and the carrying of weapons has less meaning as a means to prevent, thwart or mitigate a mass-shooting. The gentleman you mentioned was well away from the scene.