CITIZENS' BEING ARMED A HELP : BY ERIC O. JONES.I am a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and was a ``first responder'' to the recent shooting scene at the Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills. I led one of the contact teams and searched several buildings for the suspect. Unfortunately, Buford O'Neal Furrow furrow /fur·row/ (fur´o) a groove or sulcus. atrioventricular furrow the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles. Jr. had fled the scene when he heard our sirens. The first units went on scene three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. and 58 seconds after the call was dispatched. All the officers at the scene did a heroic job that day and yet we were unable to protect those children. The suspect used a weapon that has been illegal to bring into this state since 1994. Criminals, by definition, do not obey the law. Had one of the adults at the center been armed, my 10-1/2 years of street experience tells me there would have been fewer innocent casualties. I was on duty during the 1992 riots. I saw that the businesspeople and homeowners that were armed did not lose property or have it burned. I saw unarmed citizens terrorized by those with no regard for the law. The mere presence of a gun made the difference most times without a shot being fired. These armed citizens were not a hindrance hin·drance n. 1. a. The act of hindering. b. The condition of being hindered. 2. One that hinders; an impediment. See Synonyms at obstacle. to the police. On the contrary, they were a great help. We were stretched to the limit and unable to be all the places we were needed. The shoulder arms used by the North Hollywood bank robbers had been altered to fire fully automatic. In addition to robbery and attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , these criminals violated weapons laws that have been on the books for over 50 years. The civilian semiautomatic rifles provided to us by a local gun shop helped even the odds. I deal with street violence and conflict on a daily basis. Murder, rape, robbery and mayhem have been against the law since this country's inception. Disarming disarming removal of the crown of the canine teeth in primates. Includes denervation of the pulp cavity. law-abiding citizens is not the answer. Severe penalties for violent crime, without parole, is the answer. The ``three strikes'' law is working in California. The criminals I have spoken with confirm this. Nobody wants to go to jail for 25 years to life. Recidivist recidivist n. a repeat criminal offender, convicted of a crime after having been previously convicted. (See: habitual criminal) criminals have altered their activity so as not to get caught by this law. Raise the penalties for gun-related crimes, don't water down or take away the people's right to own guns. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers lead children from the Jewish Community Center day-care facility to safety after five people were wounded by a gunman on Aug. 10. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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