Cops and guns
The very foundations of the gun control movement were rocked today by the results of a survey taken by the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP). In a nutshell, the survey shows that the nation’s top law enforcement officers believe that average citizens can be trusted to responsibly own firearms; that criminals ignore gun control laws; and that concealed carry laws reduce crime.
These revelations come as a stark contrast to gun control movement propaganda that asserts that police officials feel that our streets would be safer if law-abiding citizens were disarmed.
Specifically, the survey revealed that 93 percent of chiefs and sheriffs felt that citizens should be able to purchase firearms for sport and self defense; 73 percent opposed so-called “one gun a month” laws; 96 percent believed that criminals ignore gun control laws and; 63 percent supported laws that allow citizens to carry defensive firearms as a means to control crime.
Also, it’s pretty much common knowledge to gun folks that the rank and file police tend to support gun rights.
March 3rd, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Still, “96 percent believed that criminals ignore gun control laws” means 4% believe criminals DO observe gun laws?
Scary
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:15 pm
4% is about the number that will respond on surveys that the world is flat.
96% is statistical unanimity. There’s always contrarians who will vote sideways just to skew the results or for political purposes. Also, some will misread or mishear the question, and some will check the wrong box.
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Maybe they read the question backwards, and meant to say that 96% of all criminals ignore gun laws. That sounds plausible enough, assuming at least 4% of criminals are white-collar criminals, and therefore irrelevant to the gun debate.