A letter to Orange County California Sheriff Sandra Hutchens who is urging people to apply for gun permits NYT Sun 4/27/14 p.4:
Dear Sheriff Nut Job,
I get it. You've been drinking the NRA kool-aid and anyone who thinks that the US has a gun violence problem is part of the gov'mint conspiracy to take away all guns.
Who can argue with your thinking that what the world needs now, aside from love sweet love, is lots of people packing concealed automatic weapons? This way if folks feel threatened they can start shooting before the cops get there. This will certainly be a great contribution to road rage incidents, bar room brawls, or people faced with a dark skinned person knocking on their door for assistance.
This decision is not likely to be changed anytime soon, especially if the Supreme Court gets their paws on it. So to people like you who think that its good public policy to give lots of civilians the ability to open fire in public places here are a few news clips from New York City that show what happens when the people doing the shooting are trained police officers.
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Police wound 2 bystanders in shooting near Times Square Anne Claire Stapleton, CNN updated 7:42 AM Mon Sept. 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/justice/times-square-police-shooting/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Decision by 2 Officers to Open Fire in Busy Midtown Leaves Bystanders Wounded By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and WENDY RUDERMAN-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Published: August 24, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/nyregion/police-decision-to-shoot-in-midtown-left-9-wounded.html
Police Bullets Hit Bystanders, and Questions Rise Yet Again Hiroko Masuike. The New York Times
The scene at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue after officers fired at a man who was darting in and out of traffic on Sept. 14. MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and J. DAVID GOODMAN Published: September 15, 2012* * *
Two officers opened fire, discharging a total of three bullets. They missed the man, but struck two women nearby, including one who had been leaning against her walker; the bullet wound to her leg sent her tumbling to the ground.
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