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> Washington is a conceal carry friendly state, I wonder how reporting an attempt at a citizens arrest would have changed the situation. I'm a big believer in
by PhantomGremlin 12y ago
> Washington is a conceal carry friendly state, I wonder how reporting an attempt at a citizens arrest would have changed the situation.
I'm a big believer in the Second Amendment. It's not about duck hunting. And in an ideal world what you suggest would be OK.
HOWEVER, we don't live in an ideal world. So IMO concealed carry is now about personal protection and not about retrieving stolen iPhones.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago"It's not about duck hunting" Yeah, it's about suppressing slave revolts.
- PhantomGremlin 12y agoIt's about a lot of things, not just slave revolts. E.g. the whiskey rebellion:[1] [President] Washington responded by sending peace commissioners ... while at the same time calling on governors to send a militia force to enforce the tax. With 13,000 militia provided ... Washington rode at the head of an army to suppress the insurgency And also to help protect individual rights against an overbearing government. Of course now that we've been providing every small town sheriff with APCs and military weapons, that deterrent effect might no longer be as relevant as it once was. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion