Even New Hampshire Has It's Idiots

[twyacht]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110829/OPINION01/708299993

Shotgun deterrent: A Manchester example
Published Aug 29, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Aug 28, 2011)
 
If you were suddenly confronted by a man wearing flip flops and holding a shotgun, you’d probably stop in your tracks. Not surprisingly, that’s what an alleged would-be burglar did last Wednesday morning.

Peter C. Vaillancourt saw someone trying to break into the Professional Firefighters Association hall across the street from his house. So he grabbed his shotgun, walked outside, and told the man, “Why don’t you sit down right there until the police get here.”

Vaillancourt never pointed his gun at the bad guy. He just displayed it, which, he said, was “intimidating enough.” It was a typical use of a firearm for self-defense or, more specifically, for the defense of others. The firefighters were thankful. But the union president was careful not to be too thankful.

“I would like to publicly thank him for his vigilance and his heroic effort. He has been a great neighbor,” Manchester firefighter and Local 856 President Ryan J. Cashin told this paper last week. Then he remembered his union buddies in the police department.

“That being said, the great city of Manchester should not have to rely on our neighbors for public safety,” he said. “Public safety is not arming our citizens with guns and garden hoses.”

Sure it is. The police can’t be everywhere, which is a fact exploited by thugs, punks and thieves all the time. The fact is that people do rely on each other for public safety, which is why an armed citizenry is a net public benefit.

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The Police are "re-active" hence after the fact,.....meanwhile,....an armed citizenry with presence of mind stopped it BEFORE...

[tombogan03884]

This story is political propaganda. The Rep. Legislature is trying to (Pretty safe bet ) overturn the Dem Govs veto of a stand your ground bill. Under current law what the citizen did is actually illegal under the current law.
But the dems are fighting it and of course all the Public Service unions are in the tank to the dems.
Our local Sheriff is head of the LE union and he has been making the same old lame arguments, victims will be chasing their attackers down the street, every fender bender will lead to blood in the streets blah blah blah.
The shit they've been spouting since Fl. debated it in the 90's and it hasn't happened any where yet.

[alfsauve]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110829/OPINION01/708299993

“That being said, the great city of Manchester should not have to rely on our neighbors for public safety,” he said. “Public safety is not arming our citizens with guns and garden hoses.”

I've done the garden hose routine twice, prevent more than superficial damage.  Both were outdoor events (not my property, btw).  In the second instance, the firemen just continued using the garden hose rather than get their's all wet.    The second event was also cause be an apparently illegal alien landscaping crew who when the fire broke out fled the scene.....they didn't even call 911.        

[tombogan03884]

“That being said, the great city of Manchester should not have to rely on our neighbors for public safety,” he said. “Public safety is not arming our citizens with guns and garden hoses.”

Manchester is the 2nd or 3rd largest city in the state and a shithole with one of the highest crime rates in the state.