What's the answer to destroying ISIS? According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, armed off-duty cops at football games. Here is a portion of the letter the police union sent to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this month regarding the matter:
"The terrorist attacks and threats of attacks from organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are selecting targets based on the amount of death and injury they can inflict - mass murder and casualty events. Well-attended venues and areas are being deliberately targeted by the radical killers who do not intend or expect to survive the assault. Law enforcement, even when working actively with highly trained and skilled security professionals, cannot be certain that all threats will be detected and neutralized."
Lovely, because more guns solves everything, right? More guns equals less gun violence; more bullets fired equals less killed by fired bullets; more guns at football games equals less victims of gun violence at football games.
Football games tend to already have tight security, with on-duty cops on hand to provide that. Isn't that enough? Solid security outside of the stadium? Imagine all the possibilities if off-duty cops were allowed to bring guns inside a stadium filled with loud drunk fans, all of whom will likely be angry at one point in the game or another. That'd be about as bad as allowing people to walk into bars armed. Oh, wait...
FDR: "Is the only thing you fear fear itself?"
ISIS: "No, the only thing we fear is armed off-duty cops at American football games."
Riiight...
http://deadspin.com/off-duty-cops-really-want-to-bring-guns-into-nfl-stadiu-1745403791?trending_test_two_f&utm_expid=66866090-68.hhyw_lmCRuCTCg0I2RHHtw.5&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
"The terrorist attacks and threats of attacks from organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are selecting targets based on the amount of death and injury they can inflict - mass murder and casualty events. Well-attended venues and areas are being deliberately targeted by the radical killers who do not intend or expect to survive the assault. Law enforcement, even when working actively with highly trained and skilled security professionals, cannot be certain that all threats will be detected and neutralized."
Lovely, because more guns solves everything, right? More guns equals less gun violence; more bullets fired equals less killed by fired bullets; more guns at football games equals less victims of gun violence at football games.
Football games tend to already have tight security, with on-duty cops on hand to provide that. Isn't that enough? Solid security outside of the stadium? Imagine all the possibilities if off-duty cops were allowed to bring guns inside a stadium filled with loud drunk fans, all of whom will likely be angry at one point in the game or another. That'd be about as bad as allowing people to walk into bars armed. Oh, wait...
FDR: "Is the only thing you fear fear itself?"
ISIS: "No, the only thing we fear is armed off-duty cops at American football games."
Riiight...
http://deadspin.com/off-duty-cops-really-want-to-bring-guns-into-nfl-stadiu-1745403791?trending_test_two_f&utm_expid=66866090-68.hhyw_lmCRuCTCg0I2RHHtw.5&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
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