Mark & Juanita wrote:
And yes, luck has a lot of importance on a single personal level.
Just like driving drunk can go fine lots of times until one time it
goes wrong. Too bad for the other guy/gal. I don't want guns in the
hands of just about everyone. And I will let the police do their
job.

Just so you are clear -- the job of the police is to protect
society, not necessarily you personally. This has been established
by law and judicial rulings. Therefore, if you are a victim of a
crime, they will attempt to get to you as expeditiously as possible.

To amplify, there is NO law requiring the police to protect anybody. Courts
have consistently held that the police have NO duty to protect anyone.

The D.C. Court of Appeals actually said it is "fundamental principle of
American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to
provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual
citizen." (Warren v. District of Columbia). See:
http://gunrightsalert.com/documents/...444_A_2d_1.pdf

Also DeShaney v. Winnebago County that any harm that come to a citizen is
the sole responsibility of the the attacker, not an agency of the state for
failing to prevent a crime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeShane...nnebago_County

Also Castle Rock vs. Gonzales where the Supreme Court held a police
department cannot be sued for failure to enforce a restraining order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales


The actual JOB of the police is to catch the goblin, not protect society.
That some protection accrues when the do-bad is taken off the street is a
useful by-product, but certainly not the goal of the police.