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Actually, due to the fear of catastrophic consequences for a screw up, or even a good shooting that looks bad on some camera, the police overall (there are exceptions) have become less hair trigger than when I was doing the do. In the "old days" when the cops were allowed to "back shoot" fleeing felons and there were no FFLs or background checks and any tractor store could sell guns and ammunition, the criminal in the OP might well have been shot dead for refusing to show his hands. Especially if he came from or was in the "wrong" part of town. Of course there were variations by jurisdiction.
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Last edited by Art; 03-15-2021, 06:35. -
Sorry Lyman but I can remember that one could buy a handgun through the mail and buy rifles and shotguns too as well as ammunition.Comment
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Absolutely -- and the homicide rate was much lower than today.
Now I dare anyone to tell me this spike in homicides is due to a sudden reduction in gun control!A new report, by the Council on Criminal Justice, found homicides have increased sharply this year across 21 US cities with relevant data: “Homicide rates increased by 42% during the summer and 34% in the fall over the summer and fall of 2019.” Other data, from crime analyst Jeff Asher, found murder is up 36 percent throughout the year so far, compared to the same period in 2019, in a sample of 51 US cities. A preliminary FBI report also found murders up 15 percent nationwide in the first half of 2020.Comment
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