In that case your tire iron is a deadly weapon just as a gun would be. So why be restricted to a cave man's deadly weapon? The tool required in this case was a deadly weapon. True enough, a tire iron might have worked. But a gun would have worked much better. My dad taught me to always use the right tool for the right job!
This is good to know, thanks for the info. Unfortunately, alot of us casual supporters (RE: non-gun-owning gun rights supporter) don't really understand the many laws and regulations placed on us lawful citizens and in my opinion, the press, for whatever reasons, often paint a sinister picture when it comes to gun incidents. It damn make one near paranoid.
Last I heard, TASER has won every suit brought against it. Even so, I see cases where the TASER is not used according to TASER instructions and agency SOP. When that happens a very good weapon gets very bad press and threatens its use as a life saver.
I like it. Honestly, it conveys the events as it happened. Plus, it would bring some balance to the media in my opinion.
Other people do, and are legally entitled to do so. And if that saves the life of a helpless kid somewhere, who cares? What is it liberals always say? "If it just saves ONE LIFE™, it's worth it!"
Maybe they were scared. Have you ever seen someone in an honest to God out of control violent rage? It is scary. It is hard to put your hands on someone already beyond reason and pain. But I suspect a couple of the nine had access to Flash's fantasy weapon, a crow bar or tire iron. And he is right, it probably would have worked. If you are afraid to go hands on then find a way to reach out and touch the bad guy. It isn't supposed to be a fair fight. Those that beat babies are supposed to lose. And the good guys that stop baby killers should not have to get injured doing the right thing.
